Boys' name · since 1919
Olliver
Olliver has 479 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,116 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,274 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 479
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Olliver is the #4274 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 479 recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olliver has been recorded 479 times among boys since 1919, currently ranked #4274 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #8,116 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,274 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 479 born since 1919
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olliver ranks #8,116 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,274 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 479 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,116 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,274 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 479
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Olliver's 479 recorded births place it above 82.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Olliver compares
479 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Olliver's all-time total is 30% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Olliver | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 479 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Olliver's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Olliver splits its recorded history at 2013: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Olliver popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Olliver by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (249 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Olliver's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Olliver births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
249 births
- 2020s
2020s
156 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 249 births (52% of all-time use).
Olliver by state
Where Olliver concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
6 of 479 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Olliver's data
- Olliver's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (249 total births) through the 2020s (156) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Ollivers (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Olliver: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Olliver 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.