The first name Olivier

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About the first name Olivier

Meaning

The name Olivier has a debated medieval etymology; it was early associated symbolically with the olive tree.

Historical origin

The name Olivier is a medieval name widely spread through French chivalric literature.

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Olivier belongs to the broad heritage of medieval names carried from Europe to New France.

Pronunciation:oli-vierɔlivj.e

Frequency of the first name Olivier by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Olivier by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

8,896total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name OlivierLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Olivier in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001625170217791856193320101625–1629 3 baptisms1630–1634 3 baptisms1640–1644 6 baptisms1645–1649 24 baptisms1705–1709 3 baptisms1730–1734 3 baptisms1735–1739 6 baptisms1740–1744 6 baptisms1765–1769 9 baptisms1770–1774 3 baptisms1775–1779 3 baptisms1780–1784 24 baptisms1785–1789 36 baptisms1790–1794 69 baptisms1795–1799 111 baptisms1800–1804 99 baptisms1805–1809 279 baptisms1810–1814 438 baptisms1815–1819 513 baptisms1820–1824 534 baptisms1825–1829 468 baptisms1830–1834 651 baptisms1835–1839 579 baptisms1840–1844 606 baptisms1845–1849 672 baptisms1850–1854 708 baptisms1855–1859 531 baptisms1860–1864 483 baptisms1865–1869 342 baptisms1870–1874 309 baptisms1875–1879 210 baptisms1880–1884 180 baptisms1885–1889 120 baptisms1890–1894 87 baptisms1895–1899 66 baptisms1900–1904 45 baptisms1905–1909 6 baptisms1910–1914 12 baptisms1915–1919 6 baptisms1920–1924 6 baptisms1925–1929 3 baptisms1930–1934 3 baptisms1955–1959 3 baptisms1970–1974 9 baptisms1975–1979 24 baptisms1980–1984 84 baptisms1985–1989 87 baptisms1990–1994 154 baptisms1995–1999 117 baptisms2000–2004 102 baptisms2005–2009 48 baptisms2010–2014 3 baptisms

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