Oliver

Given to 270,680 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#5238
recorded as girls
#3
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
14,963
girls 24 · boys 14,939
Peak year
2024
15,396 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
270,680
since 1880

Born an Oliver? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Oliver was most popular in 2024, when 15,396 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 14,939 babies were named Oliver, ranking #3 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Oliver was most popular in 2024, when 15,396 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 14,939 babies were named Oliver, ranking #3 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02.557.5101880192019602000Peak 2024

Oliver was most popular in 2024, when 15,396 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 14,939 babies were named Oliver, ranking #3 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

Download chart
Show every year
YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 24 5238 14,939 3
2024 25 5148 15,396 3
2023 28 4746 14,792 3
2022 28 4793 15,176 3
2021 26 4964 14,713 3
2020 23 5314 14,277 3
2019 22 5612 13,967 3
2018 19 6248 13,500 5
2017 15 7442 13,224 10
2016 18 6663 13,066 12
2015 20 6236 11,670 19
2014 13 8485 9,453 32
2013 12 9036 7,276 52
2012 9 11257 5,924 73
2011 9 11181 5,414 78
2010 7 13448 4,666 88
2009 7 13704 4,287 98
2008 11 10084 3,604 118
2007 7 13924 2,910 140
2006 <5 — 2,352 173
2005 <5 — 1,794 209
2004 6 14179 1,491 228
2003 5 15784 1,375 245
2002 5 15432 1,166 268
2001 <5 — 978 299
2000 <5 — 978 305
1999 <5 — 782 340
1998 5 14122 735 356
1997 <5 — 669 367
1996 <5 — 607 384
1995 <5 — 597 393
1994 <5 — 644 369
1993 5 13442 665 355
1992 <5 — 664 355
1991 <5 — 582 389
1990 <5 — 625 373
1989 <5 — 460 439
1988 <5 — 441 428
1987 6 9825 460 405
1986 6 9545 338 471
1985 <5 — 371 442
1984 7 8153 397 416
1983 <5 — 435 384
1982 <5 — 455 380
1981 6 9110 403 409
1980 7 8178 393 414
1979 <5 — 408 396
1978 8 6948 422 375
1977 7 7567 338 431
1976 5 9284 337 424
1975 <5 — 355 406
1974 <5 — 347 420
1973 7 6666 374 403
1972 5 8292 368 411
1971 6 7388 416 395
1970 <5 — 367 427
1969 7 5974 328 437
1968 7 5642 325 428
1967 <5 — 291 444
1966 5 6564 337 411
1965 <5 — 303 445
1964 <5 — 368 421
1963 <5 — 357 427
1962 <5 — 312 450
1961 <5 — 349 425
1960 <5 — 370 410
1959 8 4625 370 413
1958 <5 — 453 363
1957 <5 — 452 358
1956 5 5952 483 341
1955 <5 — 508 327
1954 <5 — 537 310
1953 8 4226 521 314
1952 11 3372 555 300
1951 <5 — 552 293
1950 <5 — 556 283
1949 6 4673 597 271
1948 11 3137 631 258
1947 5 5295 624 271
1946 6 4417 619 251
1945 5 4556 558 239
1944 7 3687 565 239
1943 15 2352 668 217
1942 5 4622 612 228
1941 <5 — 601 219
1940 7 3503 582 215
1939 6 3782 598 203
1938 <5 — 568 216
1937 6 3800 609 200
1936 <5 — 591 205
1935 9 2926 647 197
1934 9 2923 732 181
1933 <5 — 595 198
1932 6 3901 741 182
1931 6 3848 778 175
1930 9 3055 850 170
1929 11 2737 886 163
1928 8 3436 933 161
1927 12 2699 1,002 157
1926 5 4851 1,065 150
1925 13 2617 1,049 151
1924 11 2973 1,172 140
1923 10 3125 1,221 136
1922 10 3152 1,214 134
1921 10 3164 1,194 135
1920 11 2899 1,164 135
1919 11 2813 1,209 128
1918 10 3024 1,248 130
1917 10 2879 1,175 127
1916 15 2133 1,103 127
1915 9 2900 1,131 119
1914 12 2009 861 122
1913 <5 — 644 124
1912 7 2360 646 117
1911 5 2463 333 115
1910 <5 — 307 103
1909 <5 — 246 112
1908 <5 — 207 122
1907 <5 — 207 117
1906 <5 — 183 117
1905 9 1298 211 102
1904 <5 — 200 108
1903 <5 — 210 92
1902 <5 — 181 107
1901 <5 — 187 92
1900 <5 — 256 95
1899 <5 — 161 107
1898 <5 — 186 102
1897 <5 — 174 102
1896 <5 — 194 98
1895 <5 — 216 88
1894 <5 — 222 88
1893 <5 — 214 85
1892 <5 — 238 84
1891 <5 — 212 77
1890 <5 — 218 81
1889 <5 — 210 83
1888 <5 — 206 88
1887 <5 — 203 80
1886 <5 — 230 75
1885 <5 — 258 72
1884 <5 — 245 74
1883 <5 — 219 72
1882 <5 — 244 71
1881 <5 — 238 67
1880 <5 — 234 69

Free printables

Tracing sheet (PDF) Desk name tag (PDF) Cubby labels (PDF)

See all Oliver printables →

Other spellings

Olivier · 2,010 Olliver · 479 Olyver · 306

Names like Oliver

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

SilasSilas history4,646 in 2025 MiloMilo history2,995 in 2025 LeonidasLeonidas history591 in 2025 LawsonLawson history884 in 2025 JasperJasper history2,845 in 2025 MccoyMccoy history314 in 2025

Where Oliver is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years