Boys' name · peaked in 2024
Oliver name popularity since 1925
249,508 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Oliver. Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Oliver is about 9 years old in 2026. Oliver peaked in 2024 as the #3 name for boys, and it ranked #3 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 249,508
- Named Oliver, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #3
- for boys in 2025 (14,939 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 637 girls · 248,871 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.16× its national share
Peak year is the year Oliver made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Oliver births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Oliver both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1954 and 1959, Oliver's share of baby boys fell by 34%, from 1 in 3,800 to 1 in 5,770.
- Fastest rise: Between 2004 and 2009, it became 2.9× more common, from 1 in 1,330 baby boys to 1 in 463.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Oliver's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Oliver.
Decade by decade
Babies named Oliver in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 49 | 4,935 | – |
| 1930s | 51 | 6,709 | #197 |
| 1940s | 67 | 6,057 | #239 |
| 1950s | 32 | 4,987 | #327 |
| 1960s | 19 | 3,340 | #445 |
| 1970s | 38 | 3,732 | #408 |
| 1980s | 32 | 4,153 | #442 |
| 1990s | 10 | 6,570 | #393 |
| 2000s | 41 | 20,935 | #209 |
| 2010s | 144 | 98,160 | #19 |
| 2020–25 | 154 | 89,293 | #3 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
68.8% of babies named Oliver from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Oliver is most popular
The index compares Oliver's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Oliver.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.16× | 4,561 |
| Nevada | 2.00× | 1,775 |
| Alaska | 1.89× | 699 |
| Idaho | 1.89× | 1,866 |
| Oregon | 1.67× | 3,897 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Oliver and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver (this page) | 248,871 | 2024 |
| Olivier | 1,984 | 2011 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Oliver's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Oliver.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Oliver (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data