How Many People Are Named Bolivar?
people named Bolivar are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,589,697 people in the US has this name
Based on 248 babies named Bolivar in Social Security records from 1920 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
14 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was taken from the Basque place name Bolibar, which was derived from bolu "mill" and ibar "riverside". A famous bearer of the surname was Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), a South American revolutionary leader, after whom the country of Bolivia is named.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Bolivar in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Bolivar alive today is about 41 years old, and 63% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 32 and 54 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Bolivar first appears in the records in 1920 and was given most often in 1988, to 14 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1920 to 2023
🏆 Rank History
Bolivar has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,989, in 1971.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,989 (1971) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,649 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Bolivar alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bolivar were born in New York than in any other state: about 37 of those alive today.
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