Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Oliver

Stable Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2024
Peak births
15,396
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Gen Alpha

Quick answers about Oliver

How many people are named Oliver?

An estimated 228,487 living Americans are named Oliver.

How rare is Oliver?

Oliver is still widely used among babies today, with 14,939 boys receiving the name in 2025.

How old is the typical Oliver?

The median age of a living American named Oliver is approximately 8 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 14 years old.

Is Oliver still popular?

Yes. Oliver is holding steady, with 14,939 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.

Where is Oliver most common?

Oliver has its strongest geographic signal in Vermont, where it appears 5.1× more often than the national baseline.

1880Peak 20242025
peak 2024 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
3%
2025
14,939
All-time
269,903
Where it lives now

Oliver is most concentrated in Vermont — about 3.6× the national rate in the 2010s.

States where Oliver is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: 3.6× the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY