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Albie vs Olly

Albie and Ollycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Albie was ranked #21 and Olly #668 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Albie was ranked #32 and Olly #246 among boys in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Albie was ranked #71 and Olly #305 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Albie was ranked #179 and Olly #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Albie and Olly over time

Albie and Olly appear together in 3 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Albie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Olly in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Olly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Albie in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2019, Albie moved ahead of Olly in Northern Ireland · Boys — #416 and #171 the year before became #178 and #242.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 19992025

    Albie held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Olly in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Albie #19 in 2024, Olly #106 in 2012.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Albie #21, Olly #668.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 20142025

    Albie held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Olly in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Albie #179 in 2025, Olly #188 in 2019.

    The order changed in 2023: Albie moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #429 and #407; by 2023 that had become #243 and #396.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Albie #179, Olly #676.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 20152024

    Albie held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Olly in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Albie #70 in 2023, Olly #121 in 2015.

    The order changed in 2019: Albie moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #416 and #171; by 2019 that had become #178 and #242.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Albie #71, Olly #305.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Albie, Olly
FieldAlbieOlly
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #21 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #668 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Albie and Olly both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Albie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #853 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #21 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Olly

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #2097 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2009–2024

    Highest recorded position: #91 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2009–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #668 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys