Baby name

JillandChav

I like Olivia Grace, but have been told that I couldn't have come up with anything more common. Is it really that popular?

CoozieInMyPurse

It's fine. They are real names. Name your kid Olivia Grace if you want to.

But because you asked and I find it interesting, I will Google for you. According to the Social Security Administration, Olivia was the third most popular baby girl name last year. But it was still given to less than one percent of baby girls, or about 18,000 kids. You decide if that is too popular.

colleen4019

There isn't anything wrong with popular names. From what I can see Olivia is ranked #3. It's only a problem if you want a less popular name. I attached the link...

https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/

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mangomimosa

That is my SIL's name. Very popular- but pretty.

honkytonk_kid

I feel like half the girls I know under 5 have a middle name of Grace. It may be partly due to the church crowd I run with (lol) but it seems extremely common to me.

Olivia can be tracked on the SSA website since it's a first name. It's been in the top 10 since 2001, so yeah, it's very popular. But like pp said, that's still less than 1% of baby girls. 

It's really up to you if it's too popular. Olivia is a gorgeous name, IMO, if you love it I would go for it. 

Whitfry

Olivia was on our girls name list, as was grace as a mn for the other girls name we liked. If you don't mind the popularity, go for it!

LionelBtchy

I think it's pretty. If I named my girl that I would refer to her as the O.G. (Original gangsta), because I'm fly like that. The OG is crying again! The OG is hungry!

mangomimosa

LionelBtchy said:

I think it's pretty. If I named my girl that I would refer to her as the O.G. (Original gangsta), because I'm fly like that. The OG is crying again! The OG is hungry!

My SIL's initials are OGR. Ogre!! hahahaha

capulet

Olivia was the third most popular girl name in 2013 and has been in the top 10 since 2001 according to the Social Security website.  I don't actually hear it that much given its statistics, but yes, it's popular.

I have no idea how common Grace is, but if I had to guess I think it's the most popular girl middle name right now.  I feel like everyone uses it these days.  So especially in combination with an already popular girl name, I do find it very generic.  There are probably hundreds if not thousands of girls named Olivia Grace born every year.  It's fine if you don't mind that, but I personally would want something more distinctive.  I think Olivia is fine as a first name if you can find a family name or other less common middle name that has particular meaning to you and not just anyone would use.  I feel like middle names are an opportunity to use a more daring name than you might want to put in the first name spot, and/or a chance to honor someone or something special to you.

Bostonchelle

Really pretty. I have a 2 year old and hang out with and around a lot of other kids and I don't know any Olivia's (fwiw).

drudolph11

I think that its a beautiful name and in my "absolutely nothing to back it up" opinion it is probably fairly popular. If I wasn't using a family name for the MN of our baby girl I would have most likely used Grace cuz I like it.

shlittertoots

It's popular but it's a pretty name and if you love it, use it! My DD also has the middle name Grace after my mom--it just seems to go well with a lot of names

shellmack

I know 3 Olivia's who are about 2- and one has the middle name Grace. It's lovely but I'd say common . Nothing wrong with that- unless you want her to be the only lady with her name in her class.

kmvisioli

I know 2 babies named Olivia Grace. Both are very popular names right now. It is still a pretty name, and classic sounding even if it is popular. If you love it, go for it.

22roses

I love Olivia, that's on our list as well. My husband is leaning more towards Emma but I really don't like that name I find it to childish