Oliver Name Popularity

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How popular is Oliver?

Ranking 5th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Oliver is uber popular.

Currently in the top 10, this name has been part of the top 500 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #5 for the first time this year with 13,389 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Oliver was 161 in 1899.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Oliver occurred roughly during the years 1909-1915, 1967-1971, 1985-1990, and 1995-2016.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

How popular will Oliver be?

Oliver's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Oliver lately has risen.

The name Oliver is a huge favorite and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Oliver (Girl)		Oliver (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		19	6,412	13,389	5
2017		15	7,725	13,193	9
2016		18	6,821	13,037	12
2015		20	6,389	11,655	19
2014		13	8,822	9,439	32
2013		12	9,458	7,267	52
2012		9	11,987	5,918	73
2011		9	11,915	5,410	78
2010		6	16,414	4,663	88
2009		7	14,816	4,286	98
2008		11	10,609	3,600	118
2007		7	15,064	2,910	140
2006		< 5	--	2,351	173
2005		< 5	--	1,793	209
2004		5	18,087	1,491	228
2003		5	17,682	1,374	245
2002		5	17,415	1,166	268
2001		< 5	--	978	299
2000		< 5	--	978	305
1999		< 5	--	782	340
1998		5	15,915	734	356
1997		< 5	--	668	367
1996		< 5	--	607	386
1995		< 5	--	596	393
1994		< 5	--	643	370
1993		5	15,092	665	355
1992		< 5	--	663	356
1991		< 5	--	582	390
1990		< 5	--	625	372
1989		< 5	--	459	440
1988		< 5	--	440	428
1987		6	10,838	460	406
1986		6	10,476	339	471
1985		< 5	--	370	444
1984		7	8,847	396	417
1983		< 5	--	433	385
1982		< 5	--	455	380
1981		6	9,995	403	410
1980		6	9,973	394	413
1979		< 5	--	407	396
1978		8	7,433	421	375
1977		7	8,158	338	431
1976		5	10,391	337	424
1975		< 5	--	356	408
1974		< 5	--	347	421
1973		7	7,201	374	404
1972		5	9,192	367	412
1971		6	8,034	416	396
1970		< 5	--	367	428
1969		7	6,410	326	438
1968		7	6,066	323	428
1967		< 5	--	290	444
1966		5	7,306	338	411
1965		< 5	--	302	445
1964		< 5	--	368	422
1963		< 5	--	358	427
1962		< 5	--	313	449
1961		< 5	--	347	425
1960		< 5	--	371	411
1959		8	4,916	370	413
1958		< 5	--	454	362
1957		< 5	--	454	358
1956		5	6,634	481	341
1955		< 5	--	508	327
1954		< 5	--	535	311
1953		8	4,490	521	314
1952		11	3,501	556	300
1951		< 5	--	553	294
1950		< 5	--	555	284
1949		6	5,097	597	272
1948		11	3,293	631	258
1947		5	5,900	624	271
1946		6	4,824	619	251
1945		5	5,069	558	239
1944		7	3,976	565	239
1943		15	2,419	668	217
1942		5	5,181	613	228
1941		< 5	--	600	219
1940		7	3,759	582	215
1939		6	4,131	598	203
1938		< 5	--	568	216
1937		6	4,149	609	200
1936		< 5	--	590	205
1935		9	3,102	647	197
1934		9	3,094	733	181
1933		< 5	--	594	199
1932		6	4,294	739	182
1931		6	4,224	779	175
1930		9	3,265	851	170
1929		11	2,875	884	163
1928		8	3,672	934	161
1927		12	2,818	1,002	157
1926		5	5,431	1,065	150
1925		13	2,737	1,049	151
1924		11	3,110	1,172	141
1923		10	3,302	1,221	136
1922		10	3,316	1,214	134
1921		10	3,343	1,194	135
1920		11	3,049	1,164	135
1919		11	2,956	1,209	128
1918		10	3,182	1,248	130
1917		10	3,027	1,175	127
1916		15	2,215	1,103	127
1915		9	3,070	1,131	119
1914		12	2,095	861	122
1913		< 5	--	645	124
1912		7	2,567	645	117
1911		5	2,767	333	115
1910		< 5	--	307	103
1909		< 5	--	246	112
1908		< 5	--	207	122
1907		< 5	--	207	117
1906		< 5	--	183	118
1905		9	1,392	211	102
1904		< 5	--	200	108
1903		< 5	--	210	93
1902		< 5	--	181	107
1901		< 5	--	187	92
1900		< 5	--	256	95
1899		< 5	--	161	109
1898		< 5	--	186	102
1897		< 5	--	174	102
1896		< 5	--	194	99
1895		< 5	--	216	88
1894		< 5	--	222	88
1893		< 5	--	214	86
1892		< 5	--	238	84
1891		< 5	--	212	77
1890		< 5	--	218	81
1889		< 5	--	210	84
1888		< 5	--	206	88
1887		< 5	--	203	80
1886		< 5	--	230	75
1885		< 5	--	258	72
1884		< 5	--	245	74
1883		< 5	--	219	72
1882		< 5	--	244	72
1881		< 5	--	238	67
1880		< 5	--	234	69

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.