How many Olivers/Olivias do you actually know?

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I know these two have been the top baby names for donkeys, but annoyingly I really like them both (we don't know if we're having a boy or a girl) and they go well with our awkward one syllable surname.

I have a fair few friends with children and there are no Oliver's or Olivia's.. so I was curious to know how many everyone else knew? I wonder if there are any regional influences, is it a more southern or northern name perhaps??

I have an Oliver. And there is an Olivia in DS1’s class at school (she’s 7) and I teach a 15 year old Olivia. I don’t know any more.

My ds is Oliver. Now aged 19. He was the only one in his year in primary school (3 form entry)
At secondary school I think he was one of 7 in his year (10 form entry, huge school)

In ds's class at primary school was an Olivia. She was the only one in the entire primary school whilst she was there.

I am a TA. In my school (360 pupils) there are currently 2 Olivers (aged 11 and 8) and 2 Olivias (aged 10 and 8)

Both lovely, timeless names. Good choices :)

I know loads of both. I was a secondary teacher until a year ago and there was at least one Oliver/Olivia in most classes. Interestingly Olivia is quite a recent name. I work in an NHS Trust and was searching for an Olivia in the staff directory - there were several, they were ALL student nurses (therefore probs young, tho I realise not necessarily).

Both nice names tho op, use them if you like them.

Tho obvs Olivia Coleman disproves my point 😂😂

Thanks everyone, really helpful. I had visions of there being about 5 or 6 in every school classroom the way people talk about it but it doesn't seem quite as extreme as that. We have a couple of other name options too but it'd be nice to keep these on the table if poss. I don't think I'll rule them out now

When I named my twenty something DS Oliver it wasn't even in the top 100 names and he was the only one I knew for years.

I don't know any Olivia's but do know 4 Oliver's aged 16-20

5 Olivias in my eldest's year group.

Couple of Olivers in my youngest's.

7 Oliver's. 4 Olivia's.
Go for something more original!

My name is Olivia, in my 30's. I know 1 Oliver, he's 21. I've got one child (3) and we don't know of any other Olivia/Oliver's in any of the groups we've ever been to.

I'm also an Olivia in my 30s with a 2 year old. I know one Olivia who is 11, one who is 1 and do swimming lessons where in the class and the class before ours there is an Olivia in each. I also seem to hear the name a lot when out but heavily suspect that's because my ear is tuned to it as it's my name.

3 Olivias under 5 and 2 olivers both under 3. I don't know a lot of children as well so that's just friends and their relatives!

2 Olivers in DD class. I know 1 grown up Oliver too.
Countless Oliviers. It's a gorgeous name but I know so many, it's two a penny. Too well used to be on my list however nice it might be.

I know 2 adult Oliver’s and no Olivia’s.
Have met one child Olivia (now 9)

My DS is Oliver (15) he has 2 more in his year (small year group, 100 pupils)
He plays sports and always, always there’s another Oliver in the opposition team. Every single week

There are quite a few Olivia’s and Oliver’s in my school, at least one per year group and sometimes more than that. Have you thought of the name Olive instead?

0 Oliver

2 Olivia - both aged 2.5

Lovely names - popular for a good reason. If they feel like the one for your little baby I wouldn’t be put off by the popularity. My son has a popular name - we’ve only come across one other his age so far.

2 x Olivia (7 & 5)
2 x Oliver (5 & 1)

One Olivia aged 10ish
No Olivers.
I’m in London.

In DC's school there is an Ollie (assume they're Oliver) and an Olivia in each class.

We also have an Oliver in the family and friends recently named their DS Oliver as well. I also work with an Olivia. So yes, very popular.

I used to like the name Olivia about 10 years ago. I remember it was in a TV show and I thought it was really unusual at the time!!

Two Olivers. One is almost 100 years old so might not count for the 'how popular is this name currently' discussion.

Maybe half a dozen Olivias, aged from 45 down to 11.

I have an Oliver who is 16. He's the only one in his secondary school.
Dd is in year 3 and there is an Oliver and an Olivia in her class.
We're in the North West.

2 x Olivers

No Olivias

Olivia's- 4. 1 is 30, 1 is 19, 1 is 3 and 1 is 18 months

Oliver's - 3. 2 are 3 and the other is 2

3 Olivers in DD year and 1 Olivia

2 Olivers and 1 Olivia in DS year

Both me and DH have an Oliver at work he also has an Olivia

I have an Oliver, there was only one other in his previous school and he doesn’t know any others in his current school.
Have known a couple of Olivia’s, both lovely names and both popular for good reason - timeless and classic.
I have two older boys who also had top 5 names for the year of their births, but this was in the 90’s and I had no idea about popularity!
Their names are also timeless, my 4th boy has a more unusual name, 77th the year he was born but we know several now!

Just go with what you like, It feels to me that a wider range of names are used now and as such the popular names are not used as frequently if you see what I mean?