Olympia comes from the Greek / Slovak tradition, meaning From Mount Olympus.
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How popular is Olympia?
1981peak year
The name Olympia reached its peak in 1981, with 104 registrations (ranked #1250). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1897. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2724) today, averaging about 66 new babies per year. Olympia's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 3,560 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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