Oliver

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

Oliver is a masculine given name of Old French and Medieval British origin. The name has been generally associated with the Latin term olivarius, meaning "olive tree planter", or "olive branch bearer".

From Wikipedia

Oliver first appears in the data in 1989 and has been recorded in 37 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 3,585 babies (rank #1 that year). In 2025 it was given to 1,322 boys (rank #2). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Oliver

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Oliver yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

33,576
Total babies (all years)
37
Years in the data
3,585
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
198984#93
199086#95
199189#96
199295#98
1993123#93
1994178#78
1995116#92
1996175#77
1997134#91
1998222#66
1999231#61
2000274#56
2001310#52
2002327#47
2003374#40
2004499#26
2005537#25
2006407#18
2007493#13
2008979#8
20091,010#6
2010955#4
20111,009#4
20121,002#3
20131,106#2
20141,355#1
20153,585#1
20163,168#3
20171,880#1
20181,806#1
20192,377#1
20201,855#1
20211,396#1
20221,348#1
20231,161#1
20241,508#1
20251,322#2