Oliver is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #3 in 2025.
Oliver is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3 among boys (14,939) and #5,359 among girls (24) — overall #3 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,963 | 14,994 | #5,359 | #3 |
| 2024 | 15,421 | 15,449 | #5,259 | #3 |
| 2023 | 14,820 | 14,847 | #4,840 | #3 |
| 2022 | 15,204 | 15,224 | #4,875 | #3 |
| 2021 | 14,739 | 14,761 | #5,060 | #3 |
| 2020 | 14,300 | 14,311 | #5,449 | #3 |
| 2019 | 13,989 | 14,004 | #5,749 | #3 |
| 2018 | 13,519 | 13,534 | #6,454 | #5 |
| 2017 | 13,239 | 13,256 | #7,748 | #10 |
| 2016 | 13,084 | 13,092 | #6,846 | #12 |
| 2015 | 11,690 | 11,699 | #6,406 | #19 |
| 2014 | 9,466 | 9,475 | #8,842 | #32 |
| 2013 | 7,288 | 7,288 | #9,472 | #52 |
| 2012 | 5,933 | 5,933 | #11,997 | #73 |
| 2011 | 5,423 | 5,428 | #11,923 | #78 |
| 2010 | 4,673 | 4,673 | #14,589 | #88 |
| 2009 | 4,294 | 4,294 | #14,828 | #98 |
| 2008 | 3,615 | 3,615 | #10,618 | #118 |
| 2007 | 2,917 | 2,917 | #15,070 | #140 |
| 2006 | 2,352 | 2,352 | — | #173 |
| 2005 | 1,794 | 1,794 | — | #209 |
| 2004 | 1,497 | 1,497 | #15,577 | #228 |
| 2003 | 1,380 | 1,380 | #17,690 | #245 |
| 2002 | 1,171 | 1,171 | #17,418 | #268 |
| 2001 | 978 | 978 | — | #299 |
| 2000 | 978 | 978 | — | #305 |
| 1999 | 782 | 782 | — | #340 |
| 1998 | 740 | 740 | #15,917 | #356 |
| 1997 | 669 | — | — | #367 |
| 1996 | 607 | — | — | #386 |
| 1995 | 597 | — | — | #393 |
| 1994 | 644 | — | — | #370 |
| 1993 | 670 | — | #15,099 | #355 |
| 1992 | 664 | — | — | #356 |
| 1991 | 582 | — | — | #390 |
| 1990 | 625 | — | — | #373 |
| 1989 | 460 | — | — | #439 |
| 1988 | 441 | — | — | #428 |
| 1987 | 466 | — | #10,844 | #405 |
| 1986 | 344 | — | #10,483 | #472 |
| 1985 | 371 | — | — | #442 |
| 1984 | 404 | — | #8,852 | #416 |
| 1983 | 435 | — | — | #384 |
| 1982 | 455 | — | — | #380 |
| 1981 | 409 | — | #9,998 | #410 |
| 1980 | 400 | — | #8,789 | #414 |
| 1979 | 408 | — | — | #396 |
| 1978 | 430 | — | #7,433 | #375 |
| 1977 | 345 | — | #8,158 | #432 |
| 1976 | 342 | — | #10,399 | #424 |
| 1975 | 355 | — | — | #408 |
| 1974 | 347 | — | — | #421 |
| 1973 | 381 | — | #7,201 | #403 |
| 1972 | 373 | — | #9,194 | #412 |
| 1971 | 422 | — | #8,039 | #396 |
| 1970 | 367 | — | — | #428 |
| 1969 | 335 | — | #6,413 | #437 |
| 1968 | 332 | — | #6,067 | #428 |
| 1967 | 291 | — | — | #444 |
| 1966 | 342 | — | #7,310 | #412 |
| 1965 | 303 | — | — | #445 |
| 1964 | 368 | — | — | #422 |
| 1963 | 357 | — | — | #427 |
| 1962 | 312 | — | — | #450 |
| 1961 | 349 | — | — | #425 |
| 1960 | 370 | — | — | #413 |
| 1959 | 378 | — | #4,919 | #414 |
| 1958 | 453 | — | — | #363 |
| 1957 | 452 | — | — | #358 |
| 1956 | 488 | — | #6,637 | #341 |
| 1955 | 508 | — | — | #327 |
| 1954 | 537 | — | — | #310 |
| 1953 | 529 | — | #4,488 | #314 |
| 1952 | 566 | — | #3,501 | #302 |
| 1951 | 552 | — | — | #293 |
| 1950 | 556 | — | — | #284 |
| 1949 | 603 | — | #5,097 | #272 |
| 1948 | 642 | — | #3,297 | #258 |
| 1947 | 629 | — | #5,899 | #271 |
| 1946 | 625 | — | #4,826 | #251 |
| 1945 | 563 | — | #5,069 | #239 |
| 1944 | 572 | — | #3,975 | #239 |
| 1943 | 683 | — | #2,419 | #217 |
| 1942 | 617 | — | #5,181 | #228 |
| 1941 | 601 | — | — | #219 |
| 1940 | 589 | — | #3,759 | #215 |
| 1939 | 604 | — | #4,134 | #203 |
| 1938 | 568 | — | — | #216 |
| 1937 | 615 | — | #4,149 | #200 |
| 1936 | 591 | — | — | #205 |
| 1935 | 656 | — | #3,102 | #197 |
| 1934 | 741 | — | #3,094 | #181 |
| 1933 | 595 | — | — | #199 |
| 1932 | 747 | — | #4,292 | #182 |
| 1931 | 784 | — | #4,223 | #175 |
| 1930 | 859 | — | #3,264 | #170 |
| 1929 | 897 | — | #2,875 | #163 |
| 1928 | 941 | — | #3,673 | #161 |
| 1927 | 1,014 | — | #2,818 | #157 |
| 1926 | 1,070 | — | #5,432 | #150 |
| 1925 | 1,062 | — | #2,737 | #151 |
| 1924 | 1,183 | — | #3,108 | #140 |
| 1923 | 1,231 | — | #3,301 | #136 |
| 1922 | 1,224 | — | #3,316 | #134 |
| 1921 | 1,204 | — | #3,343 | #135 |
| 1920 | 1,175 | — | #3,049 | #135 |
| 1919 | 1,220 | — | #2,956 | #128 |
| 1918 | 1,258 | — | #3,182 | #130 |
| 1917 | 1,185 | — | #3,027 | #127 |
| 1916 | 1,118 | — | #2,215 | #127 |
| 1915 | 1,140 | — | #3,070 | #119 |
| 1914 | 873 | — | #2,095 | #122 |
| 1913 | 644 | — | — | #124 |
| 1912 | 653 | — | #2,567 | #117 |
| 1911 | 338 | — | #2,767 | #115 |
| 1910 | 307 | — | — | #103 |
| 1909 | 246 | — | — | #112 |
| 1908 | 207 | — | — | #122 |
| 1907 | 207 | — | — | #117 |
| 1906 | 183 | — | — | #118 |
| 1905 | 220 | — | #1,392 | #102 |
| 1904 | 200 | — | — | #108 |
| 1903 | 210 | — | — | #93 |
| 1902 | 181 | — | — | #107 |
| 1901 | 187 | — | — | #92 |
| 1900 | 256 | — | — | #95 |
| 1899 | 161 | — | — | #109 |
| 1898 | 186 | — | — | #102 |
| 1897 | 174 | — | — | #102 |
| 1896 | 194 | — | — | #99 |
| 1895 | 216 | — | — | #88 |
| 1894 | 222 | — | — | #88 |
| 1893 | 214 | — | — | #86 |
| 1892 | 238 | — | — | #84 |
| 1891 | 212 | — | — | #77 |
| 1890 | 218 | — | — | #81 |
| 1889 | 210 | — | — | #84 |
| 1888 | 206 | — | — | #88 |
| 1887 | 203 | — | — | #80 |
| 1886 | 230 | — | — | #75 |
| 1885 | 258 | — | — | #72 |
| 1884 | 245 | — | — | #74 |
| 1883 | 219 | — | — | #72 |
| 1882 | 244 | — | — | #72 |
| 1881 | 238 | — | — | #67 |
| 1880 | 234 | — | — | #69 |