Boys' name · since 1924
Olivier
Olivier has 1,989 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,317 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,550 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,989
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Olivier is the #2550 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,989 recorded since 1924.
Social Security Administration records show Olivier recorded 1,989 times among boys since 1924, holding rank #2550 nationally today, ahead of 82% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #3,317 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,550 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,989 born since 1924
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olivier ranks #3,317 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,550 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,989 born since 1924, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,317 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,550 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,989
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Olivier's 1,989 recorded births place it above 92.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Olivier compares
1,989 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Olivier's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Olivier | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,989 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Olivier's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Olivier splits its recorded history at 1993: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Olivier popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Olivier popularity over time - girls
21 total births recorded since 1982 (Olivier as girls' name)
Olivier by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (661 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Olivier's strongest decade.
661 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Olivier births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 100
1970s
100 births
- 1980s 136
1980s
136 births
- 1990s 223
1990s
223 births
- 2000s
2000s
491 births
- 2010s
2010s
661 births
- 2020s
2020s
318 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 661 births (33% of all-time use).
How Olivier compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Olivier's total volume
Olivier by state
Where Olivier concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 329 | 16.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 204 | 10.3% |
| #3 | California | | 173 | 8.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 162 | 8.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 40 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 28 | 1.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 27 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.3% |
329 of 1,989 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Olivier appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Olivier's data
- Olivier's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (661 total births) through the 2020s (318) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Oliviers (329 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Olivier: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~101 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1924–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Olivier draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.