Olivier

Meaning: Olive tree planter, or ancestor's heir (disputed origin)
Origin: Variant of Oliver (from Latin/Germanic (disputed))

Boy's name · #2559 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Olivier is climbing: on the charts since 1924, it is ranked #2559 in 2025, with about 50 boys given the name last year. Roughly 2,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#20 in Netherlands (2025) · #94 in Poland (2025) · #230 in Belgium (2025) · #513 in Norway (2025) · #616 in Switzerland (2025) · #905 in France (2025) · #994 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,001 in Ireland (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,690 in Austria (2025) · #148 in Canada (2024).

Famous Oliviers

Olivier Giroud — French footballer (born 1986)
Olivier Messiaen — French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)
Olivier Panis — French racecar driver
Olivier Assayas — French film director, screenwriter and film critic (born 1955)
Olivier Boumal — Cameroonian association football player

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 6,400 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Laurence Olivier — English actor and director (1907–1989)
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier — French entomologist and botanist (1756–1814)
Eugène Olivier — French fencer and Olympic champion (1881–1964)

In stories & tradition

Olivier (Athos) — The Three Musketeers (book)
Olivier (Oliver) — The Song of Roland (book)
Olivier — The Punisher

What Oliviers become

Among 3,134 notable people named Olivier:

Business leaders appear 2.08× more often than among typical names — e.g. Olivier Giscard d'Estaing, French businessman and politician (1927–2021).

Similar names: Ollie · Tidus · Olsen · Waylan · Blaize · Viktor

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