Male name
Oliver
160,351 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2010. Expression number: 9.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English Oliver, from Old French Olivier, by folk etymology derived from the Latin name Olīvārius, but probably representing an Old High German form of Old Norse Óleifr (“ancestral + relic”) (modern Danish Olaf and Swedish Olof), or Proto-Germanic *ala- (“all”) + *wēraz (“true”) (modern Swedish allvar). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance.From Wiktionary, entry “Oliver”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2010: 8,427 births. 160,351 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 1st among boys' names in 2009. It is still given: 18,060 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2024: 15,421 births. 270,680 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 3rd among boys' names in 2019. It is still given: 75,147 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1975: 537 births. 6,422 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1970s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 14th among boys' names in 1975. It is still given: 1,009 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 12,398* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Argentina | 10,574 | 2012–2023 | 84th in 2023 |
| Austria | 8,100 | 1984–2025 | 40th in 1997 |
| France | 2,345 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 1,207 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 905 | 2012–2023 | 53rd in 2014 |
| Belgium | 629 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
6 + 3 + 9 + 4 + 5 + 9 = 36 → 9
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
6 + 9 + 5 = 20 → 2
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
3 + 4 + 9 = 16 → 7
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 9 · humanity, generosity, completion
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.