Neutral
Ollie
As a gender-neutral name, Ollie traces back to Old Norse, where it is understood to mean "Possibly Old Norse Áleifr, ancestor's descendant". It was at its most popular in the 1920s and is rarely chosen now. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. The name's best year yet was 1919.
EtymologyDiminutive of Oliver
Old NorsePossibly Old Norse "Áleifr" – "ancestor's descendant"
Births by decade
1900s
5,677
1910s
10,189
1920s
11,135
1930s
7,437
1940s
5,673
1950s
3,447
1960s
1,630
1970s
837
1980s
491
1990s
337
2000s
416
2010s
1,043
Peaked in the 1920s · 48,312 total U.S. births since 1900