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Ollie

Unisex

Ollie has been given to 59,267 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1919.

Meaning & origin

From Germanic, from Latin olivarius (“olive tree”) (from oliva (“olive”)), and from Welsh.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

59,267

Peak year

1919 (1,345 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +60%

Gender split

70% girls / 30% boys

Famous people named Ollie

Ollie Watkins

English footballer (born 1995)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Names with a similar vibe

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ollie.

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