Unisex name · since 1914

Olis

114 babies named Olis in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,561 of 45,481
all-time among boys
114
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade

114 boys have been named Olis since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olis has been recorded 114 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1944.

  • #16,561 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 114 born since 1914
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olis ranks #16,561 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 114 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.

#16,561 of 45,481
all-time among boys
114
born since 1914
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Olis's 114 recorded births place it above 63.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Olis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Olis's full recorded timeline at 1927, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Olis popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1944

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1923)
11
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
4681012 191419191921192319271930193219411944 5

Olis popularity over time - girls

35 total births recorded since 1919 (Olis as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 35 births
468101214 19191922192419251931 5

Olis by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (55 births, 48% of the file).

1920s was Olis's strongest decade.

55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Olis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 55 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olis?
Since 1914, Social Security records show 114 babies named Olis. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #16,561 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1944. Its busiest year on record was 1923, with 11 births.
Where does Olis sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olis ranks #16,561 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Olis most popular?
Olis was most popular in the 1920s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Is Olis a unisex name?
Yes, Olis is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 114 births, and as a girl's name it has 35 births.
How long has the name Olis been used?
Records for Olis go back to 1914, giving 31 years of history through 1944.
What names are similar to Olis?
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.

What to do with Olis's data

  • Olis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Olis

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Olis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1944 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Olis draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.