Ollivander
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Meaning & Origin of Ollivander
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
This is a list of notable characters found in the fictional universe of Harry Potter. Each character appears in at least one of the following works written, co-written or based on a story by J. K.
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The Story of Ollivander
Ollivander first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2014, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 55 Ollivanders were born — ranking #2,492 that year. As of 2026, Ollivander ranks #3,669 for baby boys with 31 births, gradually rising (+8%). In total, more than 374 Ollivanders have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ollivander
Ollivander is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 374 births in the dataset. Ollivander's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,492. Use the chart and map above to compare Ollivander's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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