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Olive

Olive ranks #31 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 3 places, 47 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #34 among girl dog names.
Olive's popularity trend

Olive's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.05%0.1%0.15%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
47
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#31
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
+49
2014 → 2019
Gender split
93% female
93% female7% male

Gender split comes from 108 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Olive mean?
2 syllablesOrigin: English

Olive is a word name drawn from the small, oil-rich fruit and the Mediterranean tree it grows on, a plant cultivated for thousands of years across the ancient world. Olive branches have long symbolized peace, a meaning that traces back to ancient Greek and biblical tradition.

Olive feels warm, earthy, and a little vintage, a good match for a pet with a calm, steady temperament. It also suits an animal whose coat carries greenish-brown or olive tones.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Olive shows up

Cats named Olive per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.21%
TorontoON, CA0.09%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

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