Olivier
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- o-LIV-ee-ay
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,055 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,539 for boys
Olivier is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “olive tree”. In 2025 it ranked 1,055th for boys in the UK (31 babies) and 2,539th for boys in the US (52 babies).
What does Olivier mean?
Latin: French form of Oliver
“olive tree”
The French form of Oliver, borne by Roland's loyal companion in the medieval Chanson de Roland.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Olivier a girl's or a boy's name?
Olivier is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 31 boys in the UK and 52 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Olivier in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,055among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 9,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the UK were named Olivier, making it the 1,055th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 547th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 193 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Olivier than any year since 2004.
Half of all the boys named Olivier in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 976th in England and Wales.
Olivier in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #1,055 |
| 2024 | 38 | #899 |
| 2023 | 58 | #673 |
| 2022 | 62 | #648 |
| 2021 | 84 | #528 |
| 2020 | 77 | #547 |
| 2019 | 106 | #441 |
| 2018 | 115 | #416 |
| 2017 | 129 | #394 |
| 2016 | 158 | #344 |
| 2015 | 137 | #372 |
| 2014 | 155 | #324 |
| 2013 | 152 | #319 |
| 2012 | 183 | #286 |
| 2011 | 156 | #320 |
| 2010 | 193 | #273 |
| 2009 | 150 | #310 |
| 2008 | 174 | #277 |
| 2007 | 124 | #339 |
| 2006 | 54 | #597 |
| 2005 | 42 | #689 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,040 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Olivier in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,539among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 52about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 52 boys in the US were named Olivier, making it the 2,539th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,657th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 78 boys. It first appears in the records in 1924.
Half of all the boys named Olivier in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Olivier in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #2,539 |
| 2024 | 49 | #2,674 |
| 2023 | 58 | #2,361 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,407 |
| 2021 | 54 | #2,463 |
| 2020 | 47 | #2,657 |
| 2019 | 56 | #2,393 |
| 2018 | 68 | #2,082 |
| 2017 | 50 | #2,531 |
| 2016 | 72 | #1,991 |
| 2015 | 78 | #1,870 |
| 2014 | 66 | #2,097 |
| 2013 | 68 | #2,008 |
| 2012 | 67 | #2,048 |
| 2011 | 78 | #1,823 |
| 2010 | 58 | #2,238 |
| 2009 | 66 | #2,076 |
| 2008 | 73 | #1,948 |
| 2007 | 60 | #2,213 |
| 2006 | 71 | #1,892 |
| 2005 | 50 | #2,321 |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,485 |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,918 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,939 |
| 2001 | 30 | #2,983 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,731 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,089 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,155 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 24 | #2,946 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,036 |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,462 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,834 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,568 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,221 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,610 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,354 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,345 |
Names like Olivier
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sebastian Cooper Maximilian Hunter Vinnie Austin Xavier Leonardo Luca Remy Lucas Roman
Names related to Olivier
More Latin names
Olivia Leo Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara Anthony
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Olivier: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/olivier, updated 20 October 2026.