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Ollie

Meaning
Uncertain; possibly ancestor's heir
Origin
French — Short form of Oliver

Boy's name · #1058 in the US (2025) · Comeback

69% boys · 31% girls — For most of its history Ollie was mostly a girls' name; since around 1965 most babies named Ollie have been boys. Ollie →

Popularity over time

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.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#31 in Ireland (2025) · #40 in N. Ireland (2025) · #56 in Scotland (2025) · #82 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #123 in England & Wales (2025) · #141 in New Zealand (2025) · #406 in Belgium (2025) · #625 in Canada (2025) · #707 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,143 in Sweden (2025) · #2,507 in Switzerland (2025) · #5,798 in France (2025) and 2 more.

Famous Ollies

In stories & tradition

What Ollies become

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 · Foster · Hollis · Wylie · Archibald · Holt

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