Oliver

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Oliver is a given name of Old French, Latin origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 255,607 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 254,854 as boys and 753 as girls. Oliver gained popularity in the 2000s, peaked in 2024. It is the #311 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 15,368
2023 14,810
2022 15,189
2021 14,733
2020 14,298
2019 13,986
2018 13,518
2017 13,239
2016 13,083
2015 11,687
2014 9,463
2013 7,287
2012 5,931
2011 5,422
2010 4,671
2009 4,294
2008 3,615
2007 2,917
2006 2,352
2005 1,793
2004 1,497
2003 1,379
2002 1,171
2001 978
2000 978
1999 782
1998 740
1997 669
1996 607
1995 597
1994 643
1993 670
1992 664
1991 582
1990 625
1989 460
1988 440
1987 467
1986 344
1985 371
1984 404
1983 434
1982 455
1981 409
1980 400
1979 408
1978 430
1977 345
1976 341
1975 355
1974 347
1973 381
1972 373
1971 422
1970 366
1969 336
1968 332
1967 290
1966 342
1965 303
1964 367
1963 358
1962 312
1961 348
1960 370
1959 379
1958 453
1957 452
1956 488
1955 507
1954 537
1953 529
1952 566
1951 552
1950 556
1949 603
1948 642
1947 629
1946 625
1945 563
1944 572
1943 683
1942 617
1941 601
1940 589
1939 604
1938 568
1937 615
1936 591
1935 656
1934 741
1933 595
1932 747
1931 784
1930 859
1929 896
1928 942
1927 1,014
1926 1,070
1925 1,062
1924 1,183
1923 1,231
1922 1,224
1921 1,204
1920 1,175
1919 1,220
1918 1,258
1917 1,185
1916 1,118
1915 1,140
1914 873
1913 644
1912 653
1911 338
1910 307
1909 246
1908 207
1907 207
1906 183
1905 220
1904 200
1903 210
1902 181
1901 187
1900 256
1899 161
1898 186
1897 174
1896 194
1895 216
1894 222
1893 214
1892 238
1891 212
1890 218
1889 210
1888 206
1887 203
1886 230
1885 258
1884 245
1883 219
1882 244
1881 238
1880 234