2) It was regularly used in the Medieval period, but became rare after the Restoration (in 1660) because of the unpopularity of Oliver Cromwell. That is clearly not the case now!
3) Oliver made a leap from 5,516 babies in 2005 to 6,941 babies in 2015.
4) Oliver Wendell Holmes was a 19th-century American polymath and was the name inspiration for Sherlock Holmes, the world’s most famous detective.
5) The fictional Oliver, from Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist” is perhaps the most famous Oliver in the world, with a musical, film and a song made in his honour.
