Baby name

STABLE BOY · OLD NORSE/LATIN
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Oliver

/AHL · i · ver/


“Olive tree”

From Old Norse 'Leifr' meaning ancestor and 'anu' meaning heir, or from Latin 'olivarius' meaning olive grower.

oli · oliver

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How it ages.

Oliver has surged to top-5 globally, becoming the defining name for boys born in 2010s-2020s.

The cultural moment.

North America and UK experienced Oliver's rise from moderate to top 3 starting 2005, now number one in Britain and top-3 North America, sustained momentum.