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in reply to a message by Anneza
There's documented use here in the 13th century, with various spellings, and it's been in continuous use since then. But yes, there was a peak Olive moment at the turn of the last century, and yes, Ms Schreiner was named before it really took off.
Data time:
(from E&W birth registrations)
1840-1860 - 1600+ Olives, so quite well-used, if not super popular (for comparison, Lily, a later fad, only had 393 births at that time)
1861-1880 - 2900+ Olives
1881-1900 - 13000+ Olives
1901-1920 - 27000+ Olives (Peak Olive Moment!)
and then it starts to drop again. Interesting that it never really disappeared, and is currently climbing the charts again. Under some definitions, it might qualify as a classic.
Data time:
(from E&W birth registrations)
1840-1860 - 1600+ Olives, so quite well-used, if not super popular (for comparison, Lily, a later fad, only had 393 births at that time)
1861-1880 - 2900+ Olives
1881-1900 - 13000+ Olives
1901-1920 - 27000+ Olives (Peak Olive Moment!)
and then it starts to drop again. Interesting that it never really disappeared, and is currently climbing the charts again. Under some definitions, it might qualify as a classic.
This message was edited 8/3/2018, 3:02 PM
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