Ollie
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Ollie
Ollie is the versatile go-to nickname for the hugely popular Oliver, though the large majority of parents prefer to have the more formal name on the birth certificate. Even in the UK where nickname names are especially in vogue (and Ollie does rank in the Top 150), long-form Oliver is still used more than seven times more frequently.
Ollie for boys#1058 US
Derived from Latin to mean "olive tree", friendly Ollie was in the US Top 300 in the early half of the 20th-century, however, you may be surprised to learn it actually ranked higher for girls until the 50s. Currently out of the Top 1000 entirely, a recent year saw it given to 207 boys and 80 girls.
Ollie for girls#2294 US
Less used than Liv or Livvy, Ollie is a boyish nickname for girls, sometimes used for Olivia and Olive. Currently out of the US charts, you might be surprised to learn that Ollie actually ranked more highly for girls than boys in the US between the 1890s and the 1950s. Around 975 girls were given the name in 1919 when it ranked alongside Claire, Goldie, and May.
These days, Ollie is more likely to be chosen as a given name for boys: it's in the England and Wales Top 150, and in the US, Ollie was used two and a half times more often for boys than girls.
Usually said to derive from Olivia and Olive (meaning "olive tree"), Ollie could also work for names like Ottilie, Isolde, Ophelia, Apolline, Nicola, and so on.
Pronounced AH-lee.
As of October 2026, Ollie ranked #1058 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #141 in 1891, Nameberry popularity #492.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,954 | 74 | #2,835 | 61 |
| 2015 | #1,411 | 122 | #3,020 | 57 |
| 2016 | #1,596 | 103 | #2,660 | 66 |
| 2017 | #1,430 | 121 | #2,196 | 87 |
| 2018 | #1,231 | 151 | #2,376 | 77 |
| 2019 | #1,274 | 147 | #2,100 | 90 |
| 2020 | #1,156 | 168 | #1,975 | 96 |
| 2021 | #1,086 | 195 | #2,206 | 85 |
| 2022 | #1,031 | 215 | #2,004 | 98 |
| 2023 | #1,080 | 199 | #1,885 | 106 |
| 2024 | #1,044 | 211 | #2,256 | 83 |
| 2025 | #1,058 | 207 | #2,294 | 80 |
World rankings
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U.S. Senator from Kentucky
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- Olive "Ollie" KirkbyGirl
stage, screen, and vaudeville actress
Ollie in pop culture
- OllieBoy
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character on TV's "Hannah Montana"
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Variations & nicknames
- OllyBoy