love oliver, but too popular?

im afraid that [name]Oliver[/name] is at the tipping point of becoming too widely used… Any ideas for similar alternatives that are classic, but not too over used? [name]How[/name] about [name]Reeve[/name]?

I love [name]Oliver[/name], too, and like you said, it’s pretty popular now (#118 in the U.S.). I personally love it too much to write it off just yet, but I completely understand what you’re saying!

Along the lines of [name]Oliver[/name]:

[name]Augustin[/name]
[name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Everett[/name]
[name]Edward[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Phineas[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]

More surnames like [name]Reeve[/name]:

[name]Archer[/name]
[name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Donovan[/name]
[name]Gibson[/name]
[name]Harrison[/name]
[name]Pierce[/name]
[name]Pierson[/name]/[name]Piers[/name]
[name]Reid[/name]/[name]Reed[/name]
[name]Truman[/name]
[name]Vaughn[/name]
[name]Wilson[/name]

Good luck to you! :slight_smile:

maybe- since we are considering the name ourselves…but it also depends on where you live. check the map to see where it is popular.

[name]Gulliver[/name]

octavius or octavio not so popular but it’s still classic name

I always think of [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Oscar[/name] being similar - do you like it as well? Some other names that feel similar to me:
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Harry[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]
[name]Alastair[/name]
[name]Gregory[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]

I also love the French [name]Olivier[/name], which has that little unusual edge.