Ollie
#2,276 for girls in 2025, 80 births · #1,056 for boys in 2025, 207 births
Given to girls 70.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1888 · 411 births
- Debut · girls
- 183 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 3 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 41,641since 1880
Ollie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,276 | 80 | #1,056 | 207 |
| 2024 | #2,231 | 84 | #1,047 | 211 |
| 2023 | #1,878 | 106 | #1,080 | 199 |
| 2022 | #1,992 | 98 | #1,022 | 217 |
| 2021 | #2,186 | 85 | #1,085 | 195 |
| 2020 | #1,965 | 96 | #1,153 | 168 |
| 2019 | #2,090 | 90 | #1,265 | 148 |
| 2018 | #2,361 | 77 | #1,228 | 151 |
| 2017 | #2,160 | 88 | #1,429 | 121 |
| 2016 | #2,643 | 66 | #1,585 | 103 |
| 2015 | #3,001 | 57 | #1,406 | 122 |
| 2014 | #2,809 | 61 | #1,945 | 74 |
| 2013 | #3,367 | 47 | #2,090 | 64 |
| 2012 | #4,601 | 31 | #2,185 | 60 |
| 2011 | #4,353 | 33 | #2,699 | 44 |
| 2010 | #5,602 | 24 | #2,375 | 53 |
| 2009 | #5,378 | 26 | #2,894 | 41 |
| 2008 | #5,279 | 27 | #2,542 | 49 |
| 2007 | #6,323 | 21 | #4,011 | 25 |
| 2006 | #6,840 | 18 | #4,865 | 18 |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | #3,528 | 27 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #4,793 | 17 |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | #3,838 | 22 |
| 2002 | #8,280 | 12 | #3,794 | 22 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | #3,974 | 20 |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | #3,764 | 21 |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | #4,762 | 14 |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 | #3,597 | 20 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #5,642 | 10 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | #3,549 | 19 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #2,847 | 25 |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | #2,556 | 29 |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | #2,257 | 34 |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #2,909 | 23 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #3,462 | 17 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #1,840 | 42 |
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #2,027 | 35 |
| 1988 | #5,598 | 14 | #2,437 | 24 |
| 1987 | #4,660 | 17 | #1,829 | 35 |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | #2,226 | 25 |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | #1,724 | 35 |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 | #2,098 | 25 |
| 1983 | #4,286 | 17 | #1,534 | 39 |
| 1982 | #5,209 | 13 | #1,622 | 37 |
| 1981 | #4,162 | 18 | #1,500 | 41 |
| 1980 | #4,148 | 18 | #1,432 | 44 |
| 1979 | #3,078 | 27 | #1,570 | 37 |
| 1978 | #2,942 | 27 | #1,410 | 43 |
| 1977 | #4,235 | 16 | #1,450 | 40 |
| 1976 | #2,439 | 33 | #1,333 | 44 |
| 1975 | #2,811 | 26 | #1,127 | 56 |
| 1974 | #2,922 | 24 | #1,171 | 50 |
| 1973 | #2,267 | 34 | #1,093 | 55 |
| 1972 | #1,989 | 40 | #929 | 74 |
| 1971 | #2,247 | 35 | #965 | 71 |
| 1970 | #2,120 | 38 | #968 | 69 |
| 1969 | #2,171 | 34 | #1,027 | 56 |
| 1968 | #1,812 | 43 | #844 | 74 |
| 1967 | #1,428 | 60 | #782 | 87 |
| 1966 | #1,600 | 49 | #812 | 80 |
| 1965 | #1,407 | 61 | #897 | 67 |
| 1964 | #1,334 | 71 | #779 | 94 |
| 1963 | #1,180 | 86 | #829 | 83 |
| 1962 | #1,090 | 99 | #744 | 106 |
| 1961 | #1,023 | 113 | #744 | 107 |
| 1960 | #862 | 144 | #720 | 117 |
| 1959 | #854 | 143 | #730 | 110 |
| 1958 | #850 | 144 | #678 | 126 |
| 1957 | #777 | 167 | #722 | 107 |
| 1956 | #711 | 182 | #665 | 131 |
| 1955 | #646 | 207 | #620 | 144 |
| 1954 | #644 | 204 | #630 | 137 |
| 1953 | #608 | 213 | #611 | 141 |
| 1952 | #559 | 240 | #569 | 150 |
| 1951 | #485 | 289 | #566 | 146 |
| 1950 | #467 | 304 | #528 | 163 |
| 1949 | #450 | 314 | #477 | 193 |
| 1948 | #422 | 352 | #497 | 175 |
| 1947 | #445 | 341 | #520 | 170 |
| 1946 | #428 | 326 | #455 | 195 |
| 1945 | #374 | 355 | #450 | 174 |
| 1944 | #340 | 406 | #436 | 196 |
| 1943 | #351 | 416 | #443 | 201 |
| 1942 | #347 | 408 | #393 | 236 |
| 1941 | #316 | 433 | #464 | 163 |
| 1940 | #307 | 423 | #409 | 198 |
| 1939 | #303 | 415 | #435 | 170 |
| 1938 | #294 | 451 | #405 | 196 |
| 1937 | #290 | 456 | #374 | 217 |
| 1936 | #275 | 483 | #386 | 201 |
| 1935 | #266 | 529 | #382 | 202 |
| 1934 | #256 | 590 | #413 | 184 |
| 1933 | #253 | 574 | #366 | 218 |
| 1932 | #253 | 606 | #366 | 229 |
| 1931 | #261 | 553 | #355 | 245 |
| 1930 | #241 | 662 | #352 | 260 |
| 1929 | #230 | 681 | #358 | 249 |
| 1928 | #228 | 754 | #347 | 268 |
| 1927 | #229 | 779 | #340 | 285 |
| 1926 | #229 | 778 | #319 | 315 |
| 1925 | #226 | 824 | #322 | 313 |
| 1924 | #225 | 850 | #341 | 292 |
| 1923 | #224 | 830 | #343 | 292 |
| 1922 | #214 | 915 | #370 | 263 |
| 1921 | #209 | 912 | #346 | 291 |
| 1920 | #205 | 950 | #341 | 292 |
| 1919 | #195 | 976 | #274 | 369 |
| 1918 | #201 | 956 | #300 | 336 |
| 1917 | #202 | 911 | #311 | 295 |
| 1916 | #193 | 925 | #302 | 295 |
| 1915 | #194 | 855 | #298 | 288 |
| 1914 | #177 | 765 | #293 | 232 |
| 1913 | #172 | 669 | #251 | 225 |
| 1912 | #163 | 644 | #275 | 167 |
| 1911 | #157 | 521 | #245 | 109 |
| 1910 | #150 | 538 | #217 | 114 |
| 1909 | #147 | 481 | #215 | 99 |
| 1908 | #152 | 447 | #227 | 84 |
| 1907 | #142 | 462 | #201 | 96 |
| 1906 | #134 | 458 | #190 | 95 |
| 1905 | #130 | 486 | #184 | 99 |
| 1904 | #130 | 456 | #182 | 100 |
| 1903 | #123 | 460 | #198 | 79 |
| 1902 | #130 | 428 | #160 | 110 |
| 1901 | #113 | 462 | #178 | 81 |
| 1900 | #113 | 585 | #188 | 109 |
| 1899 | #127 | 383 | #180 | 78 |
| 1898 | #115 | 459 | #178 | 88 |
| 1897 | #113 | 455 | #167 | 92 |
| 1896 | #117 | 409 | #173 | 93 |
| 1895 | #110 | 446 | #175 | 90 |
| 1894 | #107 | 452 | #184 | 80 |
| 1893 | #103 | 459 | #150 | 99 |
| 1892 | #103 | 441 | #142 | 115 |
| 1891 | #103 | 376 | #141 | 96 |
| 1890 | #104 | 392 | #163 | 87 |
| 1889 | #104 | 366 | #176 | 76 |
| 1888 | #96 | 411 | #197 | 76 |
| 1887 | #96 | 338 | #183 | 68 |
| 1886 | #103 | 318 | #171 | 81 |
| 1885 | #98 | 305 | #172 | 77 |
| 1884 | #103 | 275 | #174 | 81 |
| 1883 | #101 | 249 | #193 | 61 |
| 1882 | #105 | 218 | #173 | 78 |
| 1881 | #109 | 169 | #224 | 45 |
| 1880 | #107 | 183 | #195 | 63 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ollie was already there! It came in at #107, and was given to 183 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1989–1991, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.
Where Ollie is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#119 · 1 in 434
- South Carolina#150 · 1 in 621
- Kentucky#159 · 1 in 784
- Arkansas#164 · 1 in 720
- Louisiana#172 · 1 in 694
Best ever in a state: #55 in Arkansas, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #119 | 52 | 1 in 434 |
| South Carolina | #150 | 33 | 1 in 621 |
| Kentucky | #159 | 36 | 1 in 784 |
| Arkansas | #164 | 26 | 1 in 720 |
| Louisiana | #172 | 32 | 1 in 694 |
| Georgia | #177 | 37 | 1 in 833 |
| Florida | #178 | 18 | 1 in 754 |
| North Carolina | #185 | 35 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Alabama | #213 | 27 | 1 in 1,086 |
| Virginia | #214 | 17 | 1 in 1,402 |
| Tennessee | #220 | 21 | 1 in 1,292 |
| Oklahoma | #232 | 16 | 1 in 1,271 |
| Texas | #248 | 46 | 1 in 1,254 |
| Missouri | #252 | 14 | 1 in 1,917 |
| California | #513 | 7 | 1 in 6,360 |
| Illinois | #544 | 6 | 1 in 9,202 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ollie
- 45 spots since 2024 (#2,231 → #2,276)
- 311 spots since 2020 (#1,965 → #2,276)
- 725 spots since 2015 (#3,001 → #2,276)
- Biggest jump: 23 spots in 1948 (#445 → #422)
- Biggest drop: 161 spots in 1961 (#862 → #1,023)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1888 at #96 (411 births)
- Births halved by 1954, 66 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 3 yrs · run 1887–1888
- Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1880–1960
- Highest: 1 in 432 girls born in 1887 were named Ollie (0.23%)
- Latest: 1 in 20,091 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #96 in 1888, was only 1 in 435 (0.23%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 19.9% of all girls named Ollie (8,273) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2006, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,832 | #96 (1888) | #102 |
| 1890s | 4,272 | #103 (1893) | #110 |
| 1900s | 4,725 | #113 (1900) | #131 |
| 1910s | 7,760 | #150 (1910) | #180 |
| 1920s | 8,273 | #205 (1920) | #222 |
| 1930s | 5,319 | #241 (1930) | #269 |
| 1940s | 3,774 | #307 (1940) | #378 |
| 1950s | 2,093 | #467 (1950) | #660 |
| 1960s | 760 | #862 (1960) | #1,391 |
| 1970s | 300 | #1,989 (1972) | #2,705 |
| 1980s | 152 | #4,148 (1980) | #5,165 |
| 1990s | 104 | #6,264 (1993) | #8,367 |
| 2000s | 154 | #5,279 (2008) | #8,088 |
| 2010s | 574 | #2,090 (2019) | #3,299 |
| 2020s | 549 | #1,878 (2023) | #2,088 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ollie in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 2,447 of them was named Ollie, which outranked 94.1% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 5,659 of them was named Ollie, which outranked 90.0% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.