UK boy's name
Olley
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.
Olley is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Olley popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2011 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2613, with 7 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 7 births.
This profile covers 10 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2006 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.
Olley is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 10 living people in the UK are called Olley. 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
- • Olley ranked #2613 for boys in England and Wales in 2011, with 7 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 7 boys were registered as Olley.
- • About 10 living people in the UK are estimated to have Olley as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2613
2011
Births in 2011
7
Latest year
Peak year
2011
7 births
Estimated living
10
2026
Popularity
Olley over time
The chart below shows babies named Olley registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2006 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 Olley, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 7 births in 2011, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Olley by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Olley 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 | #2613 | 7 | 1 |
| 2000s | #4052 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Olley
- 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
Olley: questions and answers
How popular is the name Olley in the UK right now?
In 2011, Olley was ranked #2613 for boys in England and Wales, with 7 births registered.
When was Olley most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 7 babies registered as Olley in England and Wales.
How many people are called Olley in the UK?
A total of 10 babies have been registered as Olley 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.