Ollie
Ollie is a given name and a nickname, often as a shortened form of Oliver, Olive, Olympia, Olga, or Olivia. Variants include Olie, Oli, Oly, and Olly.
Meaning & Origin of Ollie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ollie is a given name and a nickname, often as a shortened form of Oliver, Olive, Olympia, Olga, or Olivia. Variants include Olie, Oli, Oly, and Olly.
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The Story of Ollie
As a girl name
Ollie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1880, with 183 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 976 Ollies were born — ranking #195 that year. As of 2026, Ollie ranks #2,140 for girls with 90 births, gradually rising (+7%). In total, more than 42K Ollies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ollie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 63 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 369 Ollies were born — ranking #274 that year. As of 2026, Ollie ranks #1,011 for boys with 222 births, rising sharply (+36% over the past five years). In total, more than 18K Ollies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ollie
Ollie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 42K births in the dataset. Ollie's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #96. Use the chart and map above to compare Ollie'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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