UK boy's name
Olie
A Scandinavian diminutive form of the masculine given name Oliver, meaning "olive tree.".
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2011. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Olie is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Olie popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2011 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3830, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 4 births.
This profile covers 7 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2008 to 2011. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Olie is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 7 living people in the UK are called Olie. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2012 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Olie ranked #3830 for boys in England and Wales in 2011, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 4 boys were registered as Olie.
- • About 7 living people in the UK are estimated to have Olie as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3830
2011
Births in 2011
4
Latest year
Peak year
2011
4 births
Estimated living
7
2026
Meaning
What does Olie mean?
The name Olie is a diminutive form of the Dutch name Olaf, which is derived from the Old Norse name Áleifr. This name is composed of the elements "anu" meaning "ancestor" and "leifr" meaning "descendant" or "heir." Thus, the name Olie has its origins in the Norse culture and language, dating back to the Viking Age in Scandinavia (8th to 11th centuries).
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Olaf can be found in the Icelandic Landnámabók (Book of Settlements), which mentions an Olaf the White who settled in Iceland in the 9th century. The name also appears in various Old Norse sagas and chronicles, such as the Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson, which recounts the lives of Norwegian kings, including Olaf Tryggvason (963-1000) and Olaf the Stout (995-1030).
In the Middle Ages, the name Olaf became popular in Scandinavia, particularly in Norway, where several kings bore the name. One of the most notable was St. Olaf (995-1030), the King of Norway from 1015 to 1028, who played a significant role in the Christianization of Norway and is revered as the patron saint of the country.
The name Olie, as a diminutive of Olaf, likely emerged in the Netherlands and other Dutch-speaking regions during the late medieval or early modern period. One notable bearer of the name Olie was the Dutch painter Olie Sager (1572-1634), a contemporary of Rembrandt and a member of the Haarlem School of painting.
Another historical figure with the name Olie was Olie Nordberg (1893-1980), a Swedish footballer who played as a forward and represented Sweden in the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics, winning bronze medals in both competitions.
In Norway, one of the most famous bearers of the name Olaf was the explorer Olaf Swensen (1898-1936), who led several expeditions to the Arctic regions and was the first person to fly over the North Pole in a semi-rigid airship, the Norge, in 1926.
Other notable individuals with the name Olie or its variations include Olie Tandsgaard (1891-1962), a Danish actor and film director, and Olie Kolzig (born 1970), a German-Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning.
Sourced from namecensus.com.
Popularity
Olie over time
The chart below shows babies named Olie registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2008 to 2011. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Olie, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2011, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Olie by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Olie was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3830 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | #4432 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Olie
- Oliver 157,197
- Oscar 67,495
- Owen 33,517
- Ollie 13,193
- Oakley 9,838
- Omar 6,823
- Otis 6,395
- Oskar 4,827
- Olly 4,403
- Otto 3,839
- Osian 3,145
- Owain 2,310
FAQ
Olie: questions and answers
How popular is the name Olie in the UK right now?
In 2011, Olie was ranked #3830 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Olie most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 4 babies registered as Olie in England and Wales.
What is the meaning and origin of Olie?
A Scandinavian diminutive form of the masculine given name Oliver, meaning "olive tree.".
How many people are called Olie in the UK?
A total of 7 babies have been registered as Olie across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.