Name profile

Olivette

feminine given name

US rank (2025)#4,987

Meaning and history

Olivette is a French and English feminine diminutive of Olive or Olivia. Olive comes directly from the tree and fruit, long associated with peace and victory in Mediterranean and biblical tradition. Olivia may have developed separately in literature, notably through Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, though it is now associated with olive. The suffix -ette gives a diminutive sense. Notable bearers include American jazz pianist and composer Olivette Miller and Canadian artist Olivette Thibault.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
20162016: 6 births, rank #14,331
2017: 8 births, rank #11,615
2018: 10 births, rank #9,806
2019: 8 births, rank #11,356
2020: 11 births, rank #8,953
20212021: 8 births, rank #11,146
2022: 13 births, rank #8,032
2023: 9 births, rank #10,312
2024: 14 births, rank #7,594
20252025: 26 births, rank #4,987

In 2025, 26 babies were recorded with the name Olivette, ranking #4,987 among girls.