US rank #7290 Unisex name Peak 2021 117 births

Olly — #7290 US boys' name

117 babies named Olly in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s52010s572020s55
#7290
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Olly was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

15 babies were named Olly in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Olly

The Social Security Administration has registered 117 babies named Olly between 1941 and 2024, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Olly currently holds the #7290 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Olly is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 21 additional births since 1925.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olly performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Olly shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Olly in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olly 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 117 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.

Olly at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

117

Since 1941

84 years of records

Peak year

2021

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,290

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1941

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2024

Olly popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1941

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
15
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
05101520 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520141941 5

Olly popularity over time — girls

21 total births recorded since 1925 (Olly as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 21 births
4.555.566.5 2022202120191925 5

Olly by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
57 births that decade — 49% of Olly's all-time total
1940s52010s572020s55

Olly by state

Where Olly concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Olly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.3%
California share of Olly's total US births 4.3%

5 of 117 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olly?
117 babies have been named Olly since 1941. It currently ranks #7290 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 15 births.
When was Olly most popular?
Olly was most popular in the 2010s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Olly most popular?
The top states for the name Olly are California (5 births).
Is Olly a unisex name?
Yes, Olly is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 117 births, and as a girl's name it has 21 births.
How long has the name Olly been used?
Olly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 84 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Olly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ollie, Olliver, Ollis, Ollivander, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1941–2024 (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.