Oliver - is it just toooooo popular?

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mummytwoh · 13/01/2018 12:52

My baby boy is a week old and we haven't got a short list.
Ideally I wanted a name not in the top 50 - however the more I look at him the more he looks like an Oliver 🙈 I do really love the name but the popularity is bothering me.
I have 2 under 6s and haven't actually come across any - all the boys here are Jacobs / Jakes and Harry's.

Should I let its popularity put me off? Does it matter?

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daisypond · 13/01/2018 13:15

All the Olivers I know are in their 20s. Is it really still popular for babies? If you like it, then use. It's a nice name.

rachrach2 · 13/01/2018 13:13

It's a lovely name and popular for a reason. There are none in my daughter's pre school though! It being popular wouldn't put me off.

MikeUniformMike · 13/01/2018 13:11

It's nice but very popular. If you like it then use it.
I'm not keen on Olly but the Olivers I know don't get called Olly.

DuruttiColumnist · 13/01/2018 13:09

I know lots of secondary-age Olivers, not so many primary. It's a nice name, you should use it if you like it.

Oysterbabe · 13/01/2018 13:05

It's entirely up to you but it would put me off. It's not just popular, it's the most popular boy's name in the country ATM. I had the most popular girls name for the year I was born and there were bloody loads of us at school, I hated it.

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