Oli
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- OL-ee
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,286 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,859 for boys
Oli is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “olive tree”. In 2025 it ranked 1,286th for boys in the UK (23 babies) and 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Oli mean?
Latin: short form of Oliver
“olive tree”
A short form of Oliver, the name of Roland's loyal companion in the medieval Song of Roland.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Oli a girl's or a boy's name?
Oli is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 boys in the UK and 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Oli in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,286th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23 about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the UK were named Oli, making it the 1,286th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 28 boys.
2025 had more boys named Oli than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Oli in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 633 boys in the UK were given Oli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #103, up from #1,286 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,225th in England and Wales.
Oli in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,428 |
| 2016 | 28 | #1,109 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,170 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
How popular is Oli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Oli, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 2009.
Half of all the boys named Oli in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 245 boys in the US were given Oli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #877, up from #5,859 for this spelling alone.
Oli in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
Names like Oli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Obi, Oluwadarasimi, Oluwafikayomi, Oluwatobi, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Kamsiyochukwu, Achim, Tobechukwu, Oluwatamilore, Oluwademilade, Chidubem
Other spellings of Oli
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Oli: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oli, updated 20 October 2026.