Oliver
A boys’ name of Latin/Norman origin, meaning olive tree; peace.
Babies a year
3,154
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#3
unchanged on last year
UK popularity
#6
3,154 babies · down from #3
How Oliver has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #19 |
| 2016 | #12 |
| 2017 | #10 |
| 2018 | #5 |
| 2019 | #3 |
| 2020 | #3 |
| 2021 | #3 |
| 2022 | #3 |
| 2023 | #3 |
| 2024 | #3 |
| 2025 | #3 |
In 2025, 3,154 babies in England and Wales were named Oliver. In the US, 13,156 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Oliver was most common in 1885, when it went to 0.22% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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