NameTides

Oliver

Oliver was the #3 boys' name in the US in 2025 (14,939 babies), and #6 in England & Wales and #6 in Canada.

Oliver as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Oliver as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandUSCanada
Oliver as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#3 (14,939)#6 (3,154)#5 (269)#12 (91)#18 (208)#6 (1,269)#2 (464)#2 (464)
2024#3 (15,396)#3 (3,492)#7 (247)#10 (104)#27 (181)#6 (1,249)#2 (493)#1 (570)
2023#3 (14,792)#3 (3,556)#7 (250)#8 (114)#22 (211)#6 (1,258)#1 (555)#1 (514)
2022#3 (15,176)#4 (3,691)#6 (261)#6 (123)#25 (201)#6 (1,293)#2 (628)#1 (593)
2021#3 (14,713)#2 (4,167)#4 (284)#5 (131)#25 (208)#9 (1,326)#1 (695)#1 (551)
2020#3 (14,277)#1 (4,225)#4 (274)#5 (134)#25 (195)#6 (1,377)#1 (637)#1 (546)
2019#3 (13,967)#1 (4,932)#2 (359)#6 (148)#24 (249)#12 (1,291)#1 (641)#1 (537)
2018#5 (13,500)#1 (5,390)#2 (330)#7 (151)#24 (253)#13 (1,273)#1 (616)#1 (507)
2017#10 (13,224)#1 (6,259)#2 (380)#9 (143)#30 (249)#14 (1,188)#1 (672)#1 (509)
2016#12 (13,066)#1 (6,623)#3 (393)#3 (207)#30 (244)#13 (1,328)#1 (691)#1 (516)
2015#19 (11,670)#1 (6,941)#2 (448)#6 (186)#31 (259)#15 (1,244)#1 (718)#1 (527)
2014#32 (9,453)#1 (6,649)#4 (403)#7 (155)#40 (199)#18 (1,162)#1 (667)#1 (504)
2013#52 (7,276)#1 (6,949)#4 (361)#10 (150)#41 (199)#27 (938)#2 (637)#3 (469)
2012#73 (5,924)#2 (6,669)#10 (311)#14 (141)#59 (155)#39 (779)#5 (570)#3 (432)
2011#78 (5,414)#2 (7,007)#10 (341)#15 (143)#54 (167)#40 (755)#6 (555)#3 (454)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #3.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 110 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 9. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 110very common
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 86very common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 73very common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 91very common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 110very common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 130very common

Next year

On its recent trend, Oliver is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 110 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 110 to 1 in 120.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Oliver by state, 2025Alaska: #4AKMaine: #2MEWisconsin: #1WIVermont: #1VTNew Hampshire: #3NHWashington: #3WAIdaho: #1IDMontana: #1MTNorth Dakota: #5NDMinnesota: #3MNIllinois: #3ILMichigan: #3MINew York: #5NYMassachusetts: #8MAOregon: #1ORNevada: #5NVWyoming: #4WYSouth Dakota: #1SDIowa: #1IAIndiana: #1INOhio: #1OHPennsylvania: #4PANew Jersey: #9NJConnecticut: #6CTRhode Island: #3RICalifornia: #7CAUtah: #1UTColorado: #4CONebraska: #5NEMissouri: #1MOKentucky: #1KYWest Virginia: #3WVVirginia: #4VAMaryland: #5MDDelaware: #3DEArizona: #5AZNew Mexico: #12NMKansas: #2KSArkansas: #3ARTennessee: #3TNNorth Carolina: #3NCSouth Carolina: #7SCDistrict of Columbia: #10DCOklahoma: #3OKLouisiana: #6LAMississippi: #17MSAlabama: #6ALGeorgia: #6GAHawaii: #14HITexas: #7TXFlorida: #5FL
Oliver (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#4574
Quebec2025#11957

Oliver (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
OliverCanadaGirls—too few
OliverCanadaBoys#61,269
OliverEngland & WalesBoys#63,154
OliverIrelandBoys#18208
OliverNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
OliverNorthern IrelandBoys#1291
OliverNSWBoys#2464
OliverScotlandBoys#5269
OliverUSGirls#5,23824
OliverUSBoys#314,939
OliverVICBoys#2464