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Baby names

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Original poster

How many Olivers/Olivias do you actually know?

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Junebug55 · 17/03/2019 15:43

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??

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Mmmhmmokdear · 17/03/2019 19:59

Olivers - 3 (only one child, 2 grown ups)
Olivias - 6 (all children)

yaela123 · 17/03/2019 19:59

3 Olivias, 2 Olivers (that I can think of). All aged between 6 and 11. In London btw

IggyAce · 17/03/2019 20:07

I work in a 2 class intake school so approx 60 kids per year and there is a least 1 Oliver and/or Olivia in the majority of the classes.

Ilovelala · 17/03/2019 20:17

2 Oliver's - aged 12 and 28

No Olivia's but would have used it myself

Aragog · 17/03/2019 20:34

I know a 17y Olivia, 14y Oliver, 9 y Oliver and about 7y Olivia.

At the infant school I work at we have 1 Oliver and 1 Olivia - 290 children aged 4-7y.

skankingpiglet · 17/03/2019 21:22

I know 4 Olivers, 2 of which are in DD's reception class.
I know 2 Olivias. One is middle-aged, the other early teens.
I also know an Olive which is nice and less common.

Summergarden · 17/03/2019 21:30

Names very much seem to be regional. In our area there aren’t very many Olivers or Olivias. But in DS’s class there are 3 Isaacs and I know 5 Theo’s/Theas who were born in the last 4 years.

Lllot5 · 17/03/2019 21:30

My Oliver is 33 and people were open mouthed at such a unusual name then. I obviously started a fashion

IamPickleRick · 17/03/2019 21:31

About 6. None in adulthood.

emilybrontescorsett · 17/03/2019 21:34

I know a 43 year old Oliver and it was unusual then.
I know several others whose ages range from 23 to 6.
As for Olivia most of the ones I know are around 22-10.
I don't know any tiny Olivias.

aliceandkids77 · 17/03/2019 22:09

I know one Oliver and two Olivias but personally popularity doesn’t put me off names at all. if you love it you should go for it! i adore the name Olivia especially nn Via I think its darling xx

3in4years · 17/03/2019 22:13

Loads and loads.

mrsdavys · 17/03/2019 22:32

Oliver- 3
Olivia- I counted 10 but I’m sure I know more than 10. All aged between 14 and 21

Ihavealwaysknown · 17/03/2019 22:36

I know 5 baby Oliver’s, not a single Baby Olivia (a few 20+)

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