Oliva
Oliva is a female given name: 98% of people named Oliva are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 2% male / 98% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Spain, Croatia
- US births since 1880
- 32 male / 1,813 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Oliva
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Oliva," in English, "Guten Tag Oliva," in German. Oliva is a female given name: about 98% of people named Oliva are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Oliva,
German
Guten Tag Oliva,
French
Bonjour Oliva,
Spanish
Estimado/a Oliva:
Chinese
Oliva您好：
Japanese
Oliva様
English
Hi Oliva,
German
Hi Oliva,
French
Salut Oliva,
Spanish
Hola Oliva,
Chinese
Oliva你好：
Japanese
Olivaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
32 male · 1,813 female · 1,845 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Oliva a male or female name?
Oliva is a female given name: 98% of people named Oliva are women, and it is recorded as female in 6 of the 6 countries covered.
How do I address Oliva in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Oliva," in English, "Guten Tag Oliva," in German. Oliva is a female given name: about 98% of people named Oliva are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Oliva a unisex name?
Oliva is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Oliva are men. Oliva leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Oliva a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/oliva (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_oliva,
title = {Is Oliva a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/oliva},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}