Given name
Olimpia
“from Mount Olympus; a goddess”
Olimpia is a variant of Olympia. One Greek interpretation is “from Mount Olympus; a goddess.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Olimpia is a variant of Olympia. One Greek interpretation is “from Mount Olympus; a goddess.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Olimpia is a variant of Olympia. An origin associated with Olympia is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Olimpia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 420
- 0 boys · 420 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,732 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,732 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,016 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Olimpia’s family of names
In Italian usage, Olimpia has a masculine form in Olimpio. Olimpia has a related form in Olympia. In Italian usage, Olimpia has a conventional equivalent in the English form Olympia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Olimpia has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Olimpia
- Olympiasmother of Alexander the Great374 BC–315 BC
- Olympias II of Epirusancient Greek queen regnant300 BC–300 BC
- Olympias the DeaconessEastern Orthodox saint368–408
- Olimpia MaidalchiniItalian noble (1594-1657)
- Olimpia CavalliItalian film actor (1930-2012)
- Olimpia CarlisiItalian actressborn 1946
- Olimpia AldobrandiniAldobrandini family member1623–1681
- Olimpia DobrovolskaUkrainian actor (1895-1990)
- Olimpia BoronatItalian singer (1867–1933)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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