Unisex name
Ollie
13,651 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2010. Expression number: 8.
Origin
From Germanic, from Latin olivarius (“olive tree”) (from oliva (“olive”)), and from Welsh.From Wiktionary, entry “Ollie”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2010: 1,130 births. 13,651 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 63rd among boys' names in 2010. It really came into use around 1999. It is still given: 2,480 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1919: 1,345 births. 59,267 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1890s to the 1940s. At its peak, it ranked 96th among girls' names in 1887. It is given to girls (70%) as well as boys (30%). It is still given: 1,482 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2021: 187 births. 1,971 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 31st among boys' names in 2021. It really came into use around 2010. It is still given: 793 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 253 | 1980–2025 | — |
Source: Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
6 + 3 + 3 + 9 + 5 = 26 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
6 + 9 + 5 = 20 → 2
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
3 + 3 = 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 4, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.