Oli is a distinctive choice, ranked #1226 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Oli in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1226
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About the Name Oli
Oli has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 127 places in five years. It was most popular in 2016 at #1081 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2000.
Oli is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Oli in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Oli
Oli Denton โ Oli Denton is a professional rugby union player for Leeds Carnegie.
Oli Rahman โ Oli Rahman is a football player from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Oli Sykes โ Oliver Scott Sykes, known professionally as Oli Sykes is an English musician, and the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band Bring Me the Horizon.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Oli
Unlikely. With around 23 UK babies named Oli per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Oli in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Oli is rising: up 599 places since 2020, to #1,226 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,081 in 2016.
Oli is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Oli include: Oli Denton, Oli Rahman and Oli Sykes. Short summaries for each appear below.
Oli does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Olis in the wild.
23
UK babies named Oli (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 599 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Oli
Almost certainly the only Oli in the class
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UK Popularity (2000–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Oli
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Oli Rahman is a football player from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Oliver Scott Sykes, known professionally as Oli Sykes is an English musician, and the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band Bring Me the Horizon.
Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli is a Nepalese politician who served three terms as the prime minister of Nepal, from 2015 to 2016, 2018 to 2021, and 2024 to 2025.