Olivier

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Olivier first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 175 babies (rank #266 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Olivier

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,596

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

175

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: Olivier Armstrong — the formidable Major General

Famous people named Olivier

Olivier Giroudassociation football player · b. 1986
Olivier Messiaenmusic educator · b. 1908
Olivier PanisFormula One driver · b. 1966
Olivier Assayasfilm critic · b. 1955
Olivier Boumalassociation football player · b. 1989

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	10	#1,306
1997	12	#1,148
1998	9	#1,452
1999	7	#1,789
2000	8	#1,650
2001	11	#1,351
2002	5	#2,524
2003	15	#1,172
2004	21	#993
2005	41	#645
2006	52	#572
2007	111	#334
2008	160	#271
2009	127	#318
2010	175	#266
2011	136	#326
2012	165	#282
2013	136	#315
2014	136	#333
2015	117	#376
2016	142	#334