How rare is the name Olivier?

3,990 people in the United States have the first name Olivier, about 1 in 75,697. It ranks #4,608 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

OLIVIER

#4,608

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
3,990
About
1 in 75,697
This common or more
84.3%
Who bears it

Of the 3,990 people named Olivier, 55.1% reported their origin as White, 28.6% as Black and 9.8% as Hispanic or Latino. 95.6% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Olivier peaked in 2011, when 78 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19242025
Peak year
2011
Births that year
78
In 2025*
52 ▼33%
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 2,010 babies have been given the name since 1924. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Olivier by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2010s, when it ranked #4,659. The largest share of babies named Olivier, 39.4%, were born in 2013 or later.

1920s#13,8275
1940s#12,5745
1950s#14,0166
1960s#9,50144
1970s#8,275100
1980s#7,992141
1990s#7,496223
2000s#5,438491
2010s#4,659661
2020s#5,211334
Greatest Generation 1901–270.2%
Silent Generation 1928–450.2%
Baby boom 1946–641.2%
Generation X 1965–807.1%
Millennials 1981–9613.5%
Generation Z 1997–1238.3%
2013 and later39.4%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Either side of Olivier

#4,606 Bing · 3,991#4,606 Dakotah · 3,991#4,609 Emmet · 3,989#4,609 Rashida · 3,989

Spelled almost the same

4 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Olivier, most common first.

#379 Oliver · 146,493#23,465 Olivera · 417#43,336 Olver · 163#52,900 Olivero · 104

Also a last name

As a last name, Olivier ranks #5,031 of 156,621, with 6,756 people. See Olivier as a last name

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