Baby name
POPULAR
🇦🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Oliver
/AHL · i · ver/
Meaning
“Olive tree”
From Old Norse 'Leifr' meaning ancestor and 'anu' meaning heir, or from Latin 'olivarius' meaning olive grower.
Nicknames
oli
Vibe
gentlesophisticated
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. Currently ranks #3 in the US, #5 in the UK, #18 in Ireland, #21 in Spain, #23 in the Netherlands, #41 in Austria, #44 in Switzerland and #95 in Germany.