Ollie

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A few things about Ollie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Ollie

Ollie Watkins

English footballer (born 1995)

Choose Ollie and your child shares a first name with Ollie Watkins, an English footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Ollie, like who?” Ollie Watkins's Wikipedia article is available in 51 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,251 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Ollie, 207 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Ollie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryOllie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Ollies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1891, when it ranked #141. Today it's #1,056, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowOllie is 11× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 93,458 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 8,251.
• 🚀TrendOllie has climbed 97 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,056. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedOllie is most popular in Nebraska, where it ranks #432, followed by Utah (#473) and Kentucky (#569). It's in the top 1,000 in 13 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlOllie is given to both boys and girls: 72% of the 287 babies named Ollie in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningOllie is an English form of Oliver, which means “olive tree”. Our records link it to English and Latin roots.

About the name Ollie

Ollie is a gender-neutral name of English and Latin origin meaning “olive tree”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with O and ending in “-lie”. US birth records list Ollie for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked #141 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,056, with 207 babies. Of the 287 US babies named Ollie in 2025, 28% were girls and 72% were boys.

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