Olympia - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Olympia \o-lym-pia, ol(y)-mpia\ is pronounced oh-LIM-pee-ah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "from Mount Olympus". A saint's name with its origin from mythology. Mount Olympus was the home of the ancient Greek gods. Actress Olympia Dukakis; Senator Olympia Snowe.

Olympia has 6 variant forms: Olimpe, Olimpia, Olimpiada, Olimpiana, Olypme and Olympie.

Olympia is a common female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Olympia. Click here to compare Olympia with related baby names.