Recorded 1882–2019 Unisex name Peak 1916 577 births

Olie — boys' name

577 babies named Olie in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s301890s421900s431910s1371920s1361930s921940s521950s191960s162000s52010s5
1910s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Olie was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

21 babies were named Olie in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Olie

The Social Security Administration has registered 577 babies named Olie between 1882 and 2019, spanning 138 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Olie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 21 babies received it in a single year. Olie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 420 additional births since 1880.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 137 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Olie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Olie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 577 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Olie at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

577

Since 1882

138 years of records

Peak year

1916

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1882

Recorded for 138 years

Last year on file: 2019

Olie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1882

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1916)
21
Annual births at peak — across 138 years of records
0510152025 201919491938193019221914190518921882 7

Olie popularity over time — girls

420 total births recorded since 1880 (Olie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 420 births
0510152025 19621928192119141906189818881880 7

Olie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
137 births that decade — 24% of Olie's all-time total
1880s301890s421900s431910s1371920s1361930s921940s521950s191960s162000s52010s5

Olie by state

Where Olie concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Olie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
6 1.0%
Tennessee share of Olie's total US births 1.0%

6 of 577 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olie?
577 babies have been named Olie since 1882. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1916 with 21 births.
When was Olie most popular?
Olie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 137 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Olie most popular?
The top states for the name Olie are Tennessee (6 births).
Is Olie a unisex name?
Yes, Olie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 577 births, and as a girl's name it has 420 births.
How long has the name Olie been used?
Olie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 138 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Olie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oliver, Olin, Olivier, Olivia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1882–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.