Meaning of the nameÓliver

Male
English origin
Ó-li-ver

Óliver is a male name that Portuguese took from English Oliver; the origin of the name is debated, between Latin oliva and Germanic roots.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,387 people named Óliver, the 1,211th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 4, and the largest group was born in 2020 to 2022. Proportionally, it is most common in Roraima.

Meaning

The meaning of Óliver is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 16,387
Rank in Brazil: #1,211
Median age: 4 years
2010 Census: 3,086; people

Óliver in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Óliver, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (8,137 people).

169 women 16,218 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Óliver is most common

States with the highest share of people named Óliver in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Roraima 0.017%
Santa Catarina 0.013%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.012%
Mato Grosso 0.012%
Paraná 0.011%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	4,107	0.009%
Minas Gerais	1,723	0.008%
Rio de Janeiro	1,390	0.009%
Paraná	1,234	0.011%
Rio Grande do Sul	1,148	0.011%
Santa Catarina	964	0.013%
Bahia	723	0.005%
Goiás	560	0.008%
Pernambuco	495	0.006%
Pará	430	0.005%
Mato Grosso	421	0.012%
Espírito Santo	410	0.011%
Amazonas	406	0.010%
Ceará	404	0.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul	322	0.012%
Distrito Federal	297	0.011%
Maranhão	276	0.004%
Paraíba	163	0.004%
Rondônia	149	0.009%
Alagoas	137	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	130	0.004%
Roraima	107	0.017%
Sergipe	98	0.004%
Tocantins	90	0.006%
Piauí	81	0.003%
Amapá	80	0.011%
Acre	42	0.005%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Óliver

Wiktionary records Óliver as a borrowing of English Oliver, which comes from Old French Olivier. The origin of Olivier is debated: the name was associated, by folk etymology, with Latin Olivarius, but it probably reflects an Old High German form of an Old Norse name, Óleifr. Behind the Name presents two theories: Old French Olivier, perhaps from Latin oliva ('olive tree'), or a Germanic origin, such as Old Norse Áleifr or Frankish Alawar; it also says the name spread through Europe by way of the Song of Roland, a medieval French epic poem. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,387 people named Óliver, with a median age of 4; proportionally, it is most common in Roraima. Most of the records are of people born from 2010 onward, and the name is almost always male.

Sources

Wiktionary: Óliver · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Oliver · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Oliver · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Óliver

What does the name Óliver mean?

The meaning of Óliver is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Óliver in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,387 people with the first name Óliver, which ranks it number 1,211 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.

Is Óliver a boy's or a girl's name?

Óliver is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 169 women and 16,218 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Óliver?

Óliver is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Óliver most common?

Proportionally, in Roraima: 0.017% of the state's population is named Óliver (107 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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