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Oli

Oli is a male given name: 98% of people named Oli are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

MaleHigh
Male 98%Female 2%

Oli · Óli

Verdict
Male
Male / female split
98% male / 2% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
Iceland, Denmark
Also spelled
Óli
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Oli

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Oli," in English, "Guten Tag Oli," in German. Oli is a male given name: about 98% of people named Oli are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Oli,

German

Guten Tag Oli,

French

Bonjour Oli,

Spanish

Estimado/a Oli:

Chinese

Oli您好：

Japanese

Oli様

English

Hi Oli,

German

Hi Oli,

French

Salut Oli,

Spanish

Hola Oli,

Chinese

Oli你好：

Japanese

Oliさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Oli by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Icelandcommonman's name98%
Denmarkrareman's name75%

Frequently asked questions

Is Oli a male or female name?

Oli is a male given name: 98% of people named Oli are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Oli in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Oli," in English, "Guten Tag Oli," in German. Oli is a male given name: about 98% of people named Oli are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Oli a unisex name?

Oli is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Oli are men. Oli leans strongly male overall.

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Oli a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/oli (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_oli,
  title  = {Is Oli a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/oli},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}