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“Variant of Oliver — Olive tree planter, or ancestor's heir (disputed origin)” — Latin/Germanic (disputed) origin
Boy's name · #1058 in the US (2025) · Comeback
Ollie was #141 in 1891, slipped to #5972 by 1997, and has climbed back to #1058 today. Roughly 18,000 boys have been named Ollie since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. For most of its history Ollie was mostly a girls' name; since around 1965 most babies named Ollie have been boys.
Around the world: #31 in Ireland (2025) · #40 in N. Ireland (2025) · #56 in Scotland (2025) · #82 in Australia (VIC) (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 269 notable people named Ollie:
Sports figures appear 3.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ollie Watkins, English footballer (born 1995).
Similar names: Olivier · Lucius · Hollis · Wylie · Archibald · Holt
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