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

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Peak · girls
1888 · 411 births
Debut · girls
183 births
In top 100 · girls
3 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
41,641
since 1880

Ollie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201932peak #96, 1888peak #141, 1891girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,27680#1,056207
2024#2,23184#1,047211
2023#1,878106#1,080199
2022#1,99298#1,022217
2021#2,18685#1,085195
2020#1,96596#1,153168
2019#2,09090#1,265148
2018#2,36177#1,228151
2017#2,16088#1,429121
2016#2,64366#1,585103
2015#3,00157#1,406122
2014#2,80961#1,94574
2013#3,36747#2,09064
2012#4,60131#2,18560
2011#4,35333#2,69944
2010#5,60224#2,37553
2009#5,37826#2,89441
2008#5,27927#2,54249
2007#6,32321#4,01125
2006#6,84018#4,86518
2005#11,8348#3,52827
2004#9,89210#4,79317
2003#9,67110#3,83822
2002#8,28012#3,79422
2001#9,35110#3,97420
2000#8,02712#3,76421
1999#11,3857#4,76214
1998#6,36015#3,59720
1997#9,8028#5,64210
1996#7,57411#3,54919
1995#6,64113#2,84725
1994#8,12210#2,55629
1993#6,26414#2,25734
1992#7,51211#2,90923
1991#11,5096#3,46217
1990#8,5019#1,84042
1989#9,6817#2,02735
1988#5,59814#2,43724
1987#4,66017#1,82935
1986#4,34718#2,22625
1985#5,07714#1,72435
1984#4,47816#2,09825
1983#4,28617#1,53439
1982#5,20913#1,62237
1981#4,16218#1,50041
1980#4,14818#1,43244
1979#3,07827#1,57037
1978#2,94227#1,41043
1977#4,23516#1,45040
1976#2,43933#1,33344
1975#2,81126#1,12756
1974#2,92224#1,17150
1973#2,26734#1,09355
1972#1,98940#92974
1971#2,24735#96571
1970#2,12038#96869
1969#2,17134#1,02756
1968#1,81243#84474
1967#1,42860#78287
1966#1,60049#81280
1965#1,40761#89767
1964#1,33471#77994
1963#1,18086#82983
1962#1,09099#744106
1961#1,023113#744107
1960#862144#720117
1959#854143#730110
1958#850144#678126
1957#777167#722107
1956#711182#665131
1955#646207#620144
1954#644204#630137
1953#608213#611141
1952#559240#569150
1951#485289#566146
1950#467304#528163
1949#450314#477193
1948#422352#497175
1947#445341#520170
1946#428326#455195
1945#374355#450174
1944#340406#436196
1943#351416#443201
1942#347408#393236
1941#316433#464163
1940#307423#409198
1939#303415#435170
1938#294451#405196
1937#290456#374217
1936#275483#386201
1935#266529#382202
1934#256590#413184
1933#253574#366218
1932#253606#366229
1931#261553#355245
1930#241662#352260
1929#230681#358249
1928#228754#347268
1927#229779#340285
1926#229778#319315
1925#226824#322313
1924#225850#341292
1923#224830#343292
1922#214915#370263
1921#209912#346291
1920#205950#341292
1919#195976#274369
1918#201956#300336
1917#202911#311295
1916#193925#302295
1915#194855#298288
1914#177765#293232
1913#172669#251225
1912#163644#275167
1911#157521#245109
1910#150538#217114
1909#147481#21599
1908#152447#22784
1907#142462#20196
1906#134458#19095
1905#130486#18499
1904#130456#182100
1903#123460#19879
1902#130428#160110
1901#113462#17881
1900#113585#188109
1899#127383#18078
1898#115459#17888
1897#113455#16792
1896#117409#17393
1895#110446#17590
1894#107452#18480
1893#103459#15099
1892#103441#142115
1891#103376#14196
1890#104392#16387
1889#104366#17676
1888#96411#19776
1887#96338#18368
1886#103318#17181
1885#98305#17277
1884#103275#17481
1883#101249#19361
1882#105218#17378
1881#109169#22445
1880#107183#19563
First appearance
1880

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 1932

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #346 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,886 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #236 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,070 girlsINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #593 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,846 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #319 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,765 girlsMOKentucky: #180 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 911 girlsKYWest Virginia: #250 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,755 girlsWVVirginia: #186 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,066 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #112 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 457 girlsARTennessee: #168 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 775 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #155 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 734 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #148 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 652 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #177 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 845 girlsOKLouisiana: #127 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 488 girlsLAMississippi: #85 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 319 girlsMSAlabama: #114 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 453 girlsALGeorgia: #142 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 640 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ollie, so not publishedHITexas: #237 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsTXFlorida: #129 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 533 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#85 · 1 in 319
  2. Arkansas#112 · 1 in 457
  3. Alabama#114 · 1 in 453
  4. Louisiana#127 · 1 in 488
  5. Florida#129 · 1 in 533

Best ever in a state: #55 in Arkansas, 1916.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#85691 in 319
Arkansas#112411 in 457
Alabama#114661 in 453
Louisiana#127431 in 488
Florida#129231 in 533
Georgia#142481 in 640
South Carolina#148321 in 652
North Carolina#155501 in 734
Tennessee#168351 in 775
Oklahoma#177261 in 845
Kentucky#180301 in 911
Virginia#186231 in 1,066
Indiana#236111 in 2,070
Texas#237511 in 1,103
West Virginia#250101 in 1,755
Missouri#319101 in 2,765
Illinois#346131 in 3,886
Pennsylvania#59351 in 14,846
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
8 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1888 at #96 (411 births)
  • Births halved by 1954, 66 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 3 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 3 yrs · run 1887–1888
  • Top 1,000: 81 yrs · run 1880–1960
Share of babies · girls
1 in 432
  • 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
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 19.9% of all girls named Ollie (8,273) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2007
  • Mostly girls until 2006, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,832#96 (1888)#102
1890s4,272#103 (1893)#110
1900s4,725#113 (1900)#131
1910s7,760#150 (1910)#180
1920s8,273#205 (1920)#222
1930s5,319#241 (1930)#269
1940s3,774#307 (1940)#378
1950s2,093#467 (1950)#660
1960s760#862 (1960)#1,391
1970s300#1,989 (1972)#2,705
1980s152#4,148 (1980)#5,165
1990s104#6,264 (1993)#8,367
2000s154#5,279 (2008)#8,088
2010s574#2,090 (2019)#3,299
2020s549#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 1932

girls
#253
606 births · 1 in 1,761 girls
boys
#366
229 births · 1 in 4,560 boys

Top girls' names in 1932

  1. #1Mary59,883
  2. #2Betty34,420
  3. #3Barbara26,318
  4. #4Dorothy24,974
  5. #5Joan21,044
  6. #6Patricia17,992
  7. #7Margaret16,556
  8. #8Helen16,376
  9. #9Shirley14,476
  10. #10Doris12,910
  11. #253Ollie606

Top boys' names in 1932

  1. #1Robert59,268
  2. #2James51,930
  3. #3John48,624
  4. #4William42,124
  5. #5Richard31,809
  6. #6Charles31,092
  7. #7Donald29,794
  8. #8George20,439
  9. #9Joseph18,566
  10. #10Thomas16,834
  11. #366Ollie229
More about 1932

girls

1,067,148 girls got a published name in 1932; 1 in 1,761 of them was named Ollie, which outranked 95.0% of the 5,098 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ollie
  1. #249Olga613
  2. #251Sheila609
  3. #252Angela608
  4. #253Ollie606
  5. #254Angelina604
  6. #255Freda603
  7. #256Marianne602
Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dian#1,876 → #913
  2. ↑ 519Carleen#1,394 → #875
  3. ↑ 357Jimmy#1,336 → #979
  4. ↑ 347Letty#1,287 → #940
  5. ↑ 340Letitia#1,148 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 350Blossom#970 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 332Luetta#844 → #1,176
  3. ↓ 305Roy#887 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 289Sofia#887 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 282Joretta#463 → #745

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,044,157 boys got a published name in 1932; 1 in 4,560 of them was named Ollie, which outranked 91.5% of the 4,284 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ollie
  1. #363Carmen235
  2. #364Wiley233
  3. #365Elijah231
  4. #366Ollie229
  5. #366Lamar229
  6. #368Buford228
  7. #369Emory227
  8. #369Salvador227

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,418Delano#3,095 → #677
  2. ↑ 969Garner#1,643 → #674
  3. ↑ 868Ronny#1,770 → #902
  4. ↑ 713Darryl#1,693 → #980
  5. ↑ 609Marc#1,589 → #980
Fallers
  1. ↓ 467Jones#959 → #1,426
  2. ↓ 455Hamilton#831 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 393Hyman#697 → #1,090
  4. ↓ 373Davey#983 → #1,356
  5. ↓ 341Hayes#983 → #1,324

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1932 →