How Many People Are Named Ollie?
An estimated 13,149 people in the United States have the first name Ollie. It is used for both genders, with 70.5% female. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Ollie peaked in popularity in 1919 with 1,345 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ollie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ollie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ollie has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
Estimated Living Americans
13,149
About 1 in 26,067 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
70.5% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1919
1,345 births
Total Registered
58,974
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ollie
Ollie is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (29.5%) and females (70.5%). Out of 58,974 total births registered, 17,414 were male and 41,560 were female.
Ollie as a male name
Ranked #1,044 in 2024
211 male births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (369 births)
Ollie as a female name
Ranked #2,256 in 2024
83 female births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (976 births)
Ollie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ollie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 11,133 babies were registered. Ollie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ollie by Decade
How has Ollie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,538 | 706 | 2,832 | |
| 1890s | 5,190 | 918 | 4,272 | |
| 1900s | 5,677 | 952 | 4,725 | |
| 1910s | 10,190 | 2,430 | 7,760 | |
| 1920s | 11,133 | 2,860 | 8,273 | |
| 1930s | 7,441 | 2,122 | 5,319 | |
| 1940s | 5,675 | 1,901 | 3,774 | |
| 1950s | 3,448 | 1,355 | 2,093 | |
| 1960s | 1,631 | 871 | 760 | |
| 1970s | 838 | 538 | 300 | |
| 1980s | 491 | 339 | 152 | |
| 1990s | 338 | 233 | 105 | |
| 2000s | 416 | 262 | 154 | |
| 2010s | 1,512 | 939 | 573 | |
| 2020s | 1,456 | 988 | 468 | |
Ollie by State
Birth registrations for Ollie span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama. The lowest are in Nevada, Idaho, Montana. On average, about 989 Ollies were registered per state.
Ollie + Last Name Combinations
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Ollie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ollie?
We estimate approximately 13,149 people named Ollie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 26,067 Americans share this first name.
Is Ollie a common name?
Ollie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 58,974 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ollie most popular?
Ollie reached peak popularity in 1919, when 1,345 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ollie is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ollie a female name?
Ollie is predominantly female. 70.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ollie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ollie Smith, Ollie Johnson, Ollie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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