Oliver
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Oliver comes from Latin and refers to the olive tree, a symbol of peace. Some link Oliver to the Norse Olaf, meaning “ancestor,” and in the Song of Roland Oliver is the wise friend of the hero. In Ireland the name’s popularity comes from St. Oliver Plunkett, though it fell out of favor for centuries because of Oliver Cromwell. Famous Olivers include Dickens’s Oliver Twist, director Oliver Stone, and comic Oliver Hardy, and Professor Oliver Lindenbrook leads the 1959 Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Irish Names for Children, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Oliver in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Oliver against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Oliver is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Oliver in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 14,939 boys were named Oliver, making it the #3 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 269,903 boys have been named Oliver, with the most (15,396) in 2024. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, Wyoming and Maine.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Oliver in other languages
- Olliver Danish, English, Norwegian, Swedish
- Olifer Latvian, Welsh
- Olivero Italian, Spanish
- Olivier Dutch, French
- Óliver Icelandic, Spanish
- Oilbhreis Scottish
- Oilibhéar Irish
- Oliverio Spanish
- Oliverius Latin
- Oliviero Italian
- Olivér Hungarian
- Oliwer Polish
- Oliwier Polish
- Olyver English
- Ólíver Icelandic
Oliver name days
- July 11 Austria
- July 1 Croatia
- October 2 Czech Republic
- May 22 Estonia
- May 29 Finland
- August 3 Norway
- July 7 Slovakia
- April 15 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Oliver
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Oliver, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Oliver (Category 4) | 1993 | South Pacific | 213 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Oliver
There are 33 towns and villages with Oliver in their name, in 5 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 24🇨🇦 Canada 6🇨🇺 Cuba 1🇵🇦 Panama 1🇵🇷 Puerto Rico 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Oliver | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | 5,094 | Map |
| Mount Oliver | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | 3,354 | Map |
| Oliver Springs | Tennessee, 🇺🇸 United States | 3,237 | Map |
| Oliver | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,535 | Map |
| Oliver | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | 398 | Map |
| Oliver | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | 226 | Map |
| Oliver | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Oliver | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Oliver | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Oliver | Villa Clara Province, 🇨🇺 Cuba | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Oliver
There are 48 lakes and reservoirs with Oliver in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 32🇨🇦 Canada 16
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| Lac Oliver | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Oliver | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Oliver | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Oliver | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Oliver | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Oliver | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Oliver | South Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Oliver | California, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Oliver Dam | South Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Oliver Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Oliver songs
24 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Oliver in their title. The best known:
- Oliver – Anita Skorgan
- Oliver Cromwell – Monty Python (1989)
- Oliver's Army – Elvis Costello (1979)
- Oliver Twist – D'banj (2012)
- Oliver! (1960)
- Sweet Polly Oliver (1763)
- Oliver Twist – Vaughn De Leath (1922)
- Oliver Twist – Arnold Bax (1948)
- The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station
- CHESTNUT STREET (Oliver)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Oliver
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Oliver.
Oliver A. Unger
Oliver Ackland
Oliver B. Greene
Oliver Bozanic
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Fictional characters named Oliver
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Oliver as a pet name
FurryName has found 2,772 dogs named Oliver in public pet registers, making it the #37 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (1218), Cambridge (46), Burlington (5). Oliver as a dog name →
FurryName has found 316 cats named Oliver in public pet registers, making it the #15 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (78), Seattle (43), Richmond (6). Oliver as a cat name →
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