Oliver vs Sebastian

Oliver is the more popular boy name in Canada, #6 to #76 in 2023. Oliver is the more popular boy name in the United States, #3 to #14 in 2024.

Place by place

Each place ranks its own registered births, so the two names are compared inside one list at a time, in that place's most recent complete year.

OliverSebastian#1#50#100#250Canada#6 → #76 ↓70United States#3 → #14 ↓11Alberta#2 → #86 ↓84British Columbia#1 → #71 ↓70Ontario#4 → #61 ↓57Quebec#123 → #231 ↓108
PlaceYear Oliver Sebastian Ahead
Canada2023#6#76Oliver
United States2024#3#14Oliver
Alberta2024#2#86Oliver
British Columbia2024#1#71Oliver
Ontario2024#4#61Oliver
Quebec2024#123#231Oliver

Oliver and Sebastian in Canada, 2020–2023

Oliver stood at #6 in 2023, matching its 2020 rank in Canada. Sebastian climbed from #80 in 2020 to #76 in 2023 in Canada.

#1#50#100#6 Oliver#76 Sebastian2020202120222023

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Oliver and Sebastian in the United States, 2020–2024

Oliver held #3 every year from 2020 to 2024 in the United States. Sebastian climbed from #19 in 2020 to #14 in 2024 in the United States.

#1#20#3 Oliver#14 Sebastian20202021202220232024

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How this comparison is built

Both names are ranked by how many babies were registered with that exact spelling, so every position here counts real births rather than votes or searches. Rank is the only measure every source publishes, so it is what the charts plot; birth counts are not released for every place.

A place appears only in the years it published a complete list, which is why a name can be missing from a year it was almost certainly given to some babies. See every head-to-head on the site, or the ranked lists these names come from.