Ollie

Short form of Olive or Olivia, Latin

"olive tree"

Ollie Origin and Meaning

The name Ollie is a girl's name meaning "olive tree".

Ollie is used less often as a nickname for the mega-popular Olivia or the stylish Olive than Ellie is for Eleanor or Allie for Allison. That may be because Ollie has a much longer use as a nickname for boys.

Still, 106 baby girls were given the name Ollie on their birth certificates in the US in 2023, ten more than the previous year. And back around the turn of the last century, it was even a Top 100 name for girls.

Ollie Rank in US Top 1000

# 860 in the US

Popularity of the name Ollie

• 1754 Nameberry 2025
• 879 Unique 2023

20 Names Similar to Ollie

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Famous People Named Ollie

• Olive "Ollie" Kirkby stage, screen, and vaudeville actress

The name Ollie in Pop Culture

• Ophelia "Ollie " character in "As You Wish" by Jackson Pearce
• Ollie Richard Webber's AA sponsor on ABC's Grey's Anatomy