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Ollie

Say it OL-ee 2 syllables

English · “olive tree”

Common in Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and 2 more places. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 18 more places.

1 in 159 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 31 there.

Ollie in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 0, common in 5, rare in 21.
Ollie in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales123 (down)20254121 in 660922020
Scotland56 (down)2025771 in 255252020
Northern Ireland40 (down)2025491 in 169302020
Ireland31 (up)20251491 in 159442020
North America
Ontario (province)1,032 (up)202410about 1 in 5,9881,1072019
Quebec (province)463 (new in the list)20259about 1 in 3,228Not listed2020
British Columbia (province)581 (up)20235about 1 in 2,6035982018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)Not in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Victoria (state)82 (new in the list)202591Not listed2020
Queensland (state)Not in the published top 1012025Not listed2020
South Australia (state)84 (new in the list)202523Not listed2020
New ZealandNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Western Europe
France3,125 (new in the list)202551 in 60,538Not listed2020
Netherlands707 (new in the list)202518about 1 in 3,696Not listed2020
Central Europe
AustriaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Switzerland1,916 (down)202521 in 18,0001,8762020
Berlin (city)Rare: below the complete list2023Not listed2018
Munich (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Cologne (city)Rare: below the complete list2023Not listed2018
Bonn (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Leipzig (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Rostock (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Nordic countries
NorwayRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
SwedenRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
ItalyRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
PolandRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

Ollie is the affectionate short form of Oliver, now often given as a full name. Through Oliver it is linked to the Latin olivarius, "olive tree", from oliva, "olive". For girls, Ollie can also be a pet form of Olivia, Olive or the Welsh Olwen.

2 more paragraphs

OL-ee is two quick syllables, bright and informal. Olly, Oli and Olli are common alternative spellings, and Olle is a related form.

Ollie is best known in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, where it sits comfortably within the top 60. Its trend is fairly even, rising in a few places and falling in a couple of others. It is a recent arrival in Canada, where it reached its peak in 2023, and it suits families who like Oliver but prefer something lighter.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
OL-ee · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
“olive tree”
Origin
English, Latin, and Germanic
Related names
Olle, Olli, Oli, Olly
Where Ollie comes from (Wiktionary)

Diminutive of Oliver. The entry derives it via Germanic from Latin olivarius "olive tree" (from oliva "olive"); the female Ollie also comes from Olivia, Olive or Welsh Olwen.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Ollie. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ollie over time

Rising in 3 of the 7 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 2. Peak in Ontario and British Columbia: 2023.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Ollie in England and Wales: #1,458 in 1996, a peak of #63 in 2010, and #123 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300#1,000#3,000200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #1,458, 8 boys1997: #2,022, 5 boys1998: #924, 16 boys1999: #655, 26 boys2000: #673, 27 boys2001: #482, 43 boys2002: #379, 63 boys2003: #377, 71 boys2004: #255, 129 boys2005: #229, 155 boys2006: #213, 193 boys2007: #188, 258 boys2008: #150, 363 boys2009: #115, 511 boys2010: #63, 1,130 boys2011: #73, 933 boys2012: #73, 907 boys2013: #80, 800 boys2014: #74, 906 boys2015: #77, 873 boys2016: #69, 923 boys2017: #86, 788 boys2018: #96, 659 boys2019: #85, 708 boys2020: #92, 633 boys2021: #96, 613 boys2022: #114, 480 boys2023: #114, 448 boys2024: #101, 524 boys2025: #123, 412 boys#1,458 in 1996peak #63, 2010#123in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
19961,4588
19972,0225
199892416
199965526
200067327
200148243
200237963
200337771
2004255129
2005229155
2006213193
2007188258
2008150363
2009115511
2010631,130
201173933
201273907
201380800
201474906
201577873
201669923
201786788
201896659
201985708
202092633
202196613
2022114480
2023114448
2024101524
2025123412

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in Ontario and British Columbia

Half of the boys named Ollie in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2020. Peak: 2023, about 31 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 0 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 0 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 0 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 0 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 0 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 0 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 0 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 0 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 0 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 12.3 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 25 per 100,000 boys20202020-2024: about 1 in 3,998 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19540
1955–19590
1960–19640
1965–19690
1970–19740
1975–19790
1980–19840
1985–19890
1990–19940
1995–19990
2000–20040
2005–20090
2010–20140
2015–201912.3
2020–202425

Source: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (OGL-Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (OGL-BC). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Ollie

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Ollie, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 139, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 157, England and Wales

  3. 1 in 139, Ireland

  4. 1 in 71, Ireland

  5. 1 in 86, Ireland

  6. 1 in 131, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 467, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 143, Ireland

  9. 1 in 180, Scotland

  10. 1 in 376, Northern Ireland

All 40 brother names for Ollie

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Ollie's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 50, Ireland

  2. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  3. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 62, Poland

  5. 1 in 88, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 137, Scotland

  7. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 224, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Ollie Jack

Syllables 2-1Initials O.J.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Ollie

Sisters for Ollie: Poppy, Arabella, Tilly, and 5 more
  1. PoppyRose and fell with Ollie · Same generation as Ollie
  2. ArabellaRose and fell with Ollie · Same generation as Ollie
  3. TillyRose and fell with Ollie · Same generation as Ollie
  4. HalleRose and fell with Ollie · Germanic, like Ollie
  5. BelleRose and fell with Ollie · English, like Ollie
  6. EsmeRose and fell with Ollie · Same generation as Ollie
  7. AoifeRose and fell with Ollie · Same generation as Ollie
  8. RosieRose and fell with Ollie · Same generation as Ollie · Same ending as Ollie

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Ollie

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Ollie's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  2. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  3. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  4. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  5. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.

  6. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 18 more places.

  7. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  8. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 19 more places.

Famous people named Ollie

Ollie Watkins and Ollie Matson

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Ollie

How popular is Ollie in Ireland?

Ollie ranked #31 in Ireland in 2025, given to 149 boys, about 1 in 159.

Is Ollie rising in popularity?

In some places: it is rising in more of them than it is falling. Rising in 3 of the 7 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 2. Rising in: British Columbia, Quebec, and Netherlands.

What does Ollie mean?

Ollie means “olive tree”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Ollie have?

Ollie has 2 syllables: OL-ee.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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