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How many little Olivers do you know?

62 replies

Greedysquirrels · 03/09/2016 13:13

Really struggling to come up with a boy's name that DH and I agree on. I have always loved Oliver but am hugely put off by its popularity having topped the names stats yet again for 2015. Despite the popularity, I don't actually know any young Olivers so wondered if I just live in a bubble. Are there several per class at school these days?

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AndieNZ · 08/09/2016 21:48

I love the name. Its traditional but somehow slightly different. I don't know anyone called Oliver other than my DS2 who is 14!
I love Oliver but he is also known as Olly too.

ArmyInRed · 08/09/2016 21:52

I know 2, one is a neighbour and the other is a toddler in the nursery i work in.

Pipilangstrumpf · 08/09/2016 22:13

LOADS of Olivers around here!

passingthrough1 · 09/09/2016 12:46

I know of one only but DS is a small baby so I don't know that many children yet. My son has a popular name but I don't care. I have a MAJOR issue with "faddy" names but traditional names that will always be popular are fine with me.
Oliver is lovely. And really it's not anything like an Alfie or whatever which will date.

Budgiebonbon · 09/09/2016 12:52

I know 3 Olivers. 2 under 5 and 1 who is 12yrs.

I spoke to my friend over the weekend who said that on her Facebook time line, 3 baby boys had been born in the last 2 weeks all called Oliver.

WhateverWillBe · 17/09/2016 21:38

Ds2 is Oliver (aged 6). He's the only one in his class and out of the whole school of 180 pupils there's only one other in Year 6.

Ds2 is called Oliver, Ollie and Ol intermittently.

Evenstar · 17/09/2016 21:43

13 year old in our house and have worked with pre-school children since 2000 and only known two, who would now be 5 and 6

PterodactylToenails · 20/09/2016 22:17

Loads. I have one who is nearly 10 and at that time I didn't know any. Now I am constantly turning around because I am always hearing someone calling out to an Oliver.

Whoooodat · 21/09/2016 05:49

I know one aged 16 and one aged 8. I can't think of any in my ds's primary school.

Mamatallica · 21/09/2016 06:10

Go for it, it's lovely. I don't know any little Olivers, I only ever knew one and he will be 36 by now. Albert seems very popular where I live for some reason.

Mol1628 · 21/09/2016 06:17

So many at playgroups and nursery here

Loafingaround · 21/09/2016 07:58

I know 4 Oliver's under 2. Its just becoming boring to me now.

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