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Olie
How to Pronounce Olie
Pronounced OH-lee /ΛoΚ.li/Medium
Meaning: Olie is a variant spelling of Ollie, the pet form of Oliver, and also mirrors the Norwegian Ole, from Olaf ('ancestor's descendant', Old Norse Anleifr). In the American Midwest and among Scandinavian families it often stood directly for Ole; elsewhere it reads as Oliver's short form.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Olie appears in United States birth records from the 1880s onward, most densely where Scandinavian settlement was strong, and reads there as a spelling of the Norwegian Ole. Elsewhere it works as a variant of Ollie, the short form of Oliver; either way it was always rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year.
A man named Olie would belong to a grandfather or great-grandfather generation, and the name carries a plainspoken, immigrant-Midwest warmth. Its fuller forms, Oliver and Olaf, are both enjoying far more attention today than the short Olie itself.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Olie mean?
It is a variant of Ollie, short for Oliver, and of the Norwegian Ole, from Olaf meaning 'ancestor's descendant'.
How do you pronounce Olie?
It's said OH-lee /ΛoΚ.li/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Olie a boy or girl name?
Olie is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Olie?
It was always rare, an early-twentieth-century name given to only a couple dozen boys a year.