US rank #2243 Unisex name Peak 1919 41,560 births

Ollie — #2243 US unisex name

41,560 babies named Ollie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2243
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Ollie was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

976 babies were named Ollie in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ollie

The Social Security Administration has registered 41,560 babies named Ollie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ollie currently holds the #2243 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 976 babies received it in a single year. Ollie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 17,414 additional births since 1880.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ollie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 8,273 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Ollie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 3,020 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Ollie in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ollie 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 41,560 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.

Ollie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

41,560

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1919

976 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#2,243

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ollie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1919)
976
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-50005001,0001,500 202420051986196719481929191018911880 183

Ollie popularity over time — boys

17,414 total births recorded since 1880 (Ollie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 17,414 births
-1000100200300400 202420051986196719481929191018911880 63

Ollie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
8,273 births that decade — 20% of Ollie's all-time total
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Ollie by state

Where Ollie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ollie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
3,020 7.3%
#2 Mississippi
2,747 6.6%
#3 Georgia
2,499 6.0%
#4 Alabama
2,369 5.7%
#5 North Carolina
2,060 5.0%
#6 Kentucky
1,775 4.3%
#7 Arkansas
1,773 4.3%
#8 Louisiana
1,755 4.2%
Texas share of Ollie's total US births 7.3%
Even split

3,020 of 41,560 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Ollie appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ollie?
41,560 babies have been named Ollie since 1880. It currently ranks #2243 among girls. The peak year was 1919 with 976 births.
When was Ollie most popular?
Ollie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 8,273 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Ollie most popular?
The top states for the name Ollie are Texas (3,020 births), Mississippi (2,747 births), Georgia (2,499 births).
Is Ollie a unisex name?
Yes, Ollie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 41,560 births, and as a boy's name it has 17,414 births.
How long has the name Ollie been used?
Ollie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ollie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Olla, Ollivia, Olly, Ollia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1880–2024 (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.