Olly
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- OL-ee
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #609 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
- Style
- Big in Scotland
Olly is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “olive tree”. In 2025 it ranked 609th for boys in the UK (69 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Olly mean?
Latin: pet form of Oliver
“olive tree”
A pet form of Oliver, the name of Roland's loyal companion in the medieval Song of Roland.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Olly a girl's or a boy's name?
Olly is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 69 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Olly in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 609th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 69 about 1 in 4,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 69 boys in the UK were named Olly, making it the 609th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 289th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 714 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 10 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Olly than any year since 2008.
Half of all the boys named Olly in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 633 boys in the UK were given Olly or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #103, up from #609 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 668th in England and Wales, 316th in Scotland and 344th in Northern Ireland.
Olly in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | #609 |
| 2024 | 82 | #532 |
| 2023 | 88 | #505 |
| 2022 | 95 | #469 |
| 2021 | 133 | #373 |
| 2020 | 183 | #289 |
| 2019 | 191 | #281 |
| 2018 | 221 | #259 |
| 2017 | 264 | #231 |
| 2016 | 356 | #183 |
| 2015 | 434 | #153 |
| 2014 | 401 | #160 |
| 2013 | 572 | #122 |
| 2012 | 714 | #99 |
| 2011 | 594 | #121 |
| 2010 | 638 | #117 |
| 2009 | 134 | #337 |
| 2008 | 35 | #872 |
| 2007 | 31 | #920 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,131 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 23 | #983 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
How popular is Olly in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,190th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Olly, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1941.
Half of all the boys named Olly in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 245 boys in the US were given Olly or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #877, up from #7,190 for this spelling alone.
Olly in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,504 |
Names like Olly
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oakley, Remy, Finley, Albie, Paddy, Brody, Osian, Ozzy, Rafferty, Cassian, Renley, Oliver
Other spellings of Olly
More Latin names
Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara
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, “Olly: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/olly, updated 20 October 2026.