Ollie: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “olive tree”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- AH-lee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (71% girls, 29% boys since 1880)
Usually a diminutive of Oliver or Olivia. Most often it follows Oliver, from Old French Olivier, traditionally associated with the olive tree.
How popular is Ollie?
Babies named Ollie in 2024294
2024 rank#1,042 boys
Peak year1893
Total US babies since 188058,974
Ollie is rising: use over the last five years is 3.3× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Ollie
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Ollie questions
What does the name Ollie mean?
Ollie means "olive tree". It comes from English. Usually a diminutive of Oliver or Olivia. Most often it follows Oliver, from Old French Olivier, traditionally associated with the olive tree.
Is Ollie a boy or girl name?
Ollie is used for both: about 71% of US babies named Ollie since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Ollie?
294 US babies were named Ollie in 2024. Its peak year was 1893.
How do you pronounce Ollie?
Ollie is usually pronounced AH-lee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.