How do you pronounce Oliver?

Oliver is pronounced AH-li-ver.

What is the origin of Oliver?

Oliver is of Latin origin, from Roman culture.

Boy name Latin origin Christian tradition Top 50 in 2024

Oliver

AH-li-ver · 6 letters · 3 syllables

What it means

Olive tree; symbol of peace

Language

Latin

Culture

Roman

Religion

Christian

Style era

classic

Themes

nature · peace

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3

2024 births15,343

Peak year2024

First appeared1880

Total US births254,854

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

OllieOli

Alternate spellings

OlivierOliwer

In other languages

Olivier (French)Oliviero (Italian)Oliwer (Polish)

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