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How popular is the name Ollie?
Births per year, rank history and how many Ollies are alive today.
Ollie (male) is a shortened form of the name Oliver. Although Ollie itself was given to 412 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 123rd as a registered name), most Ollies are registered as Oliver, which ranked 6th in 2025 with 3,154 babies.
Most people called Ollie are registered as Oliver, and share that name's profile: the Oliver you are most likely to meet is around 16 years old. Half of all Olivers born in England and Wales are between 12 and 33, and there are at least 240,000 of them alive today. Only some Olivers go by Ollie.
How many babies are named Ollie or Oliver each year?
Combined registrations of Oliver, Ollie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Oliver rank as a registered name?
Where does Ollie rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Ollie short for Oliver?
Yes - Ollie is a shortened form of Oliver. Ollies are usually registered as Oliver at birth.
When was the name Ollie most popular?
The full name Oliver peaked in 2010, when 9,557 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Ollie itself peaked as a registered name in 2010, with 1,130 babies.
How many people are called Ollie?
There's no official count of people who go by Ollie, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 240,000 people registered as Oliver born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Ollie.
How old is the typical Ollie?
Most people called Ollie are registered as Oliver. Most living Olivers are between 12 and 33; the most common age is about 16.
Is Ollie becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.