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Worldwide Name Statistics

Oliver

Ranked #218 - 1 in 34,981 people
US

Most common in

United States

229k bearers

World total

228,693

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#218

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States229k
Worldwide
~229k
rank #218
Rarity
1 in 34,981
of people globally
Gender split
100/0
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~229k in US

About the name Oliver

There are an estimated 228,693 people named Oliver alive worldwide today. That ranks Oliver at #218 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Oliver is held by approximately 228,693 people, ranking #218 among first names. That works out to roughly 69 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 1,451 U.S. residents).

Historically Oliver is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.7% male).

Oliver appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.7%Female 0.3%

Oliver popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Oliver, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 234
  2. 1881: 238
  3. 1882: 244
  4. 1883: 219
  5. 1884: 245
  6. 1885: 258
  7. 1886: 230
  8. 1887: 203
  9. 1888: 206
  10. 1889: 210
  11. 1890: 218
  12. 1891: 212
  13. 1892: 238
  14. 1893: 214
  15. 1894: 222
  16. 1895: 216
  17. 1896: 194
  18. 1897: 174
  19. 1898: 186
  20. 1899: 161
  21. 1900: 256
  22. 1901: 187
  23. 1902: 181
  24. 1903: 210
  25. 1904: 200
  26. 1905: 220
  27. 1906: 183
  28. 1907: 207
  29. 1908: 207
  30. 1909: 246
  31. 1910: 307
  32. 1911: 338
  33. 1912: 653
  34. 1913: 644
  35. 1914: 873
  36. 1915: 1,140
  37. 1916: 1,118
  38. 1917: 1,185
  39. 1918: 1,258
  40. 1919: 1,220
  41. 1920: 1,175
  42. 1921: 1,204
  43. 1922: 1,224
  44. 1923: 1,231
  45. 1924: 1,183
  46. 1925: 1,062
  47. 1926: 1,070
  48. 1927: 1,014
  49. 1928: 941
  50. 1929: 897
  51. 1930: 859
  52. 1931: 784
  53. 1932: 747
  54. 1933: 595
  55. 1934: 741
  56. 1935: 656
  57. 1936: 591
  58. 1937: 615
  59. 1938: 568
  60. 1939: 604
  61. 1940: 589
  62. 1941: 601
  63. 1942: 617
  64. 1943: 683
  65. 1944: 572
  66. 1945: 563
  67. 1946: 625
  68. 1947: 629
  69. 1948: 642
  70. 1949: 603
  71. 1950: 556
  72. 1951: 552
  73. 1952: 566
  74. 1953: 529
  75. 1954: 537
  76. 1955: 508
  77. 1956: 488
  78. 1957: 452
  79. 1958: 453
  80. 1959: 378
  81. 1960: 370
  82. 1961: 349
  83. 1962: 312
  84. 1963: 357
  85. 1964: 368
  86. 1965: 303
  87. 1966: 342
  88. 1967: 291
  89. 1968: 332
  90. 1969: 335
  91. 1970: 367
  92. 1971: 422
  93. 1972: 373
  94. 1973: 381
  95. 1974: 347
  96. 1975: 355
  97. 1976: 342
  98. 1977: 345
  99. 1978: 430
  100. 1979: 408
  101. 1980: 400
  102. 1981: 409
  103. 1982: 455
  104. 1983: 435
  105. 1984: 404
  106. 1985: 371
  107. 1986: 344
  108. 1987: 466
  109. 1988: 441
  110. 1989: 460
  111. 1990: 625
  112. 1991: 582
  113. 1992: 664
  114. 1993: 670
  115. 1994: 644
  116. 1995: 597
  117. 1996: 607
  118. 1997: 669
  119. 1998: 740
  120. 1999: 782
  121. 2000: 978
  122. 2001: 978
  123. 2002: 1,171
  124. 2003: 1,380
  125. 2004: 1,497
  126. 2005: 1,794
  127. 2006: 2,352
  128. 2007: 2,917
  129. 2008: 3,615
  130. 2009: 4,294
  131. 2010: 4,673
  132. 2011: 5,423
  133. 2012: 5,933
  134. 2013: 7,288
  135. 2014: 9,466
  136. 2015: 12k
  137. 2016: 13k
  138. 2017: 13k
  139. 2018: 14k
  140. 2019: 14k
  141. 2020: 14k
  142. 2021: 15k
  143. 2022: 15k
  144. 2023: 15k
  145. 2024: 15k
  146. 2025: 15k

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Oliver worldwide?

There are an estimated 228,693 people named Oliver alive worldwide today, ranking #218 globally.

Is Oliver a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 34,981 people. In the United States there are roughly 228,693 bearers, which is 1 in 1,451 Americans.

Is Oliver a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Oliver is used 99.7% male and 0.3% female.

Where does the name Oliver come from?

Who are famous people named Oliver?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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