Ollie

“Variant of Oliver — Olive tree planter, or ancestor's heir (disputed origin)” — Latin/Germanic (disputed) origin

Girl's name · #2294 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Ollie was #96 in 1888, slipped to #12723 by 2005, and has climbed back to #2294 today. About 42,000 girls have carried it 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: about 1 in 2,600 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,800 girls in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ollies

Ollie Kirkby — American actress (1886 – 1964)
Ollie Josephine Prescott Baird Bennett — US Army officer and physician (1874–1957)
Ollie Potter — American singer
Ollie Gilbert — American folk musician
Ollie Fitch — american-born Dutch actress

In stories & tradition

Ollie Reynolds — Emmerdale
Ollie Mitchell — Leave It to Jane
Ollie Wilson — Shadowhunters

What Ollies become

Among 269 notable people named Ollie:

Similar names: Hollie · Henrietta · Hollyn · Polly · Nell · Tillie

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