Boy name
Oliver
Oliver holds the #3 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 14,939 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2019 (#3 nationally, 13,967 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Vermont (#1 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#3
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#3
in 2019 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
14,939
boys named Oliver
Oliver popularity, 1880–2025
Where Oliver is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Vermont (#1), Wyoming (#4), Maine (#2)
Uniqueness score
2/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Oliver in the most recent year of SSA data.
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