US rank #2679 Boys' name Peak 2011 1,936 births

Olivier — #2679 US boys' name

1,936 babies named Olivier in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s51950s61960s441970s1001980s1351990s2232000s4912010s6612020s266
#2679
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Olivier was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

78 babies were named Olivier in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Olivier

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,936 babies named Olivier between 1924 and 2024, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Olivier currently holds the #2679 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 78 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olivier performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 661 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Olivier shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 324 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Olivier in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olivier in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,936 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Olivier at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,936

Since 1924

101 years of records

Peak year

2011

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,679

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1924

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2024

Olivier popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1924

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
78
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
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Olivier popularity over time — girls

21 total births recorded since 1982 (Olivier as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 21 births
4.555.566.5 2023202220201982 5

Olivier by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
661 births that decade — 34% of Olivier's all-time total
1920s51940s51950s61960s441970s1001980s1351990s2232000s4912010s6612020s266

Olivier by state

Where Olivier concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Olivier
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
324 16.7%
#2 Florida
198 10.2%
#3 California
166 8.6%
#4 Illinois
162 8.4%
#5 Texas
40 2.1%
#6 Massachusetts
28 1.4%
#7 New Jersey
27 1.4%
#8 Arizona
5 0.3%
New York share of Olivier's total US births 16.7%
Even split

324 of 1,936 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olivier?
1,936 babies have been named Olivier since 1924. It currently ranks #2679 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 78 births.
When was Olivier most popular?
Olivier was most popular in the 2010s decade with 661 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Olivier most popular?
The top states for the name Olivier are New York (324 births), Florida (198 births), California (166 births).
How long has the name Olivier been used?
Olivier has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 101 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Olivier?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oliver, Olin, Olivia, Olie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1924–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.