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Olly

/ˈɑli/ · 86% boys · 11 born in 2025

Olly has been given to about 149 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɑli/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 141
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Olly per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 20
  • Born in 202511
  • All time149
  • England & Wales, 2025#670 · 54

How popular is Olly?

Its best year was 2021, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 5959th. The typical living American called Olly is about 6 years old today.

Names that sound like Olly

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ozzy0.66
  2. Ollie0.58
  3. Olin0.59
  4. Ely0.57
  5. Billy0.49
  6. Wally0.49
  7. Willy0.49
  8. Oakley0.47

Middle names for Olly

Ranked by flow score
  1. Olly Paul0.77
  2. Olly Lee0.77
  3. Olly Dean0.76
  4. Olly Blake0.76
  5. Olly Bryce0.76
  6. Olly Wade0.76

Sibling names for Olly

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elowensister · 0.83
  2. Matheobrother · 0.82
  3. Kaisenbrother · 0.82
  4. Azaiahbrother · 0.81
  5. Meilanisister · 0.81
  6. Lakelynsister · 0.81

Where Olly is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Olly Anderson0.77
    2. Olly White0.72
    3. Olly Reyes0.72
    4. Olly Nguyen0.72
    5. Olly Lee0.72
    6. Olly Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Olly

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.