Boys' name · since 1891
Ollis
Ollis has 414 recorded births since 1891 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,840 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 414
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
414 boys have been named Ollis since 1891, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ollis has 414 recorded births among boys since 1891, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 2024.
- #8,840 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 414 born since 1891
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ollis ranks #8,840 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 414 born since 1891, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,840 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 414
- born since 1891
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ollis's 414 recorded births place it above 80.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Ollis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ollis's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1891, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ollis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–2024
- Peak year (1927)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Ollis by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (119 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Ollis's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ollis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
73 births
- 1920s
1920s
119 births
- 1930s
1930s
80 births
- 1940s
1940s
79 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 119 births (29% of all-time use).
Ollis by state
Where Ollis concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 43 | 10.4% |
43 of 414 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ollis's data
- Ollis's decade-level peak was the 1920s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Olliss (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ollis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~133 yrs)
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, 1891–2024 (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 Ollis 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.