Olis
Olís is the trade name of Iceland Oil Ltd., an oil and energy infrastructure company in Iceland. The company operates a number of service stations under the trademark of Olís, in addition to the self-serve stations under the brand name of ÓB - inexpensive fuel.
Meaning & Origin of Olis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Olís is the trade name of Iceland Oil Ltd., an oil and energy infrastructure company in Iceland. The company operates a number of service stations under the trademark of Olís, in addition to the self-serve stations under the brand name of ÓB - inexpensive fuel.
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Origin & history
The Story of Olis
As a girl name
Olis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1919, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 13 Oliss were born — ranking #2,612 that year. As of 2026, Olis ranks #4,331 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 35 Oliss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Olis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 11 Oliss were born — ranking #2,614 that year. As of 2026, Olis ranks #3,430 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 114 Oliss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Olis
Olis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 114 births in the dataset. Olis's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #2,614. Use the chart and map above to compare Olis'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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