Ollyver
A variant of the name "Oliver", derived from the Old French name "Olivier".
Name Census estimates that about 35 living Americans carry the first name Ollyver. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ollyver today is around 6 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ollyver births was 2019 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ollyver. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Ollyver. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
35
~ 1 in 9,792,981 Americans
Peak year
2019
13 babies that year
Average age
6
years old
2022 SSA rank
#7,128
Tracked since 2018
Popularity
Ollyver: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ollyver from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 18 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ollyver by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ollyver during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ollyver
Ollyver is a variant spelling of the masculine given name Oliver, which has its roots in the ancient Germanic languages. The name is derived from the Old Norse name Áleifr, which was composed of the elements "ál" meaning "ancestor's descendant" and "leifu" meaning "heir" or "descendant." This name eventually evolved into the Old French form "Olivier" and the Medieval English form "Ollivere."
The name Oliver gained widespread popularity during the Middle Ages, particularly after the semi-legendary figure of Oliver, a close companion of the French emperor Charlemagne. Oliver's exploits were celebrated in the medieval French epic poem "The Song of Roland," which was composed around the late 11th century. This literary work played a significant role in establishing the name's fame and increasing its usage across Europe.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ollyver can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, a comprehensive survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The book mentions an individual named "Olliuer" who held lands in Gloucestershire. Throughout the centuries, several notable figures bore this name, including Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), the English military and political leader who ruled as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
In the realm of literature, Oliver Twist (1838) by Charles Dickens is a famous literary work featuring the titular character, a young orphan boy. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) was an Irish novelist, playwright, and poet best known for his novel "The Vicar of Wakefield" and the play "She Stoops to Conquer." Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809-1894) was an American physician, poet, and professor who became renowned for his literary works, including "The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table" and "The Poet at the Breakfast-Table."
Another notable bearer of the name was Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819), an American naval officer who led a decisive victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. In the field of science, Oliver Heaviside (1850-1925) was an English mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to the understanding of electromagnetic theory and the development of vector calculus.
People
Ollyver + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ollyver as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with O
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ollyver: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ollyver?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 35 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ollyver going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 9,792,981 US residents.
Is Ollyver a common name?
We classify Ollyver as "Very Rare". It ranks above 48.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 35 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ollyver most popular?
The single biggest year for Ollyver was 2019, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ollyver is about 6 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Ollyver a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ollyver in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.