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Ole
OriginNorse
Meaning"ancestor's relic"
GenderBoy
US Rank#993
Top 1000
NB Rank#6128
On Nameberry
About Ole
Variation of Olaf
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,354 | 23 | 12 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,727 | 21 | 11.1 |
| 2017 | #4,700 | 21 | 11.3 |
| 2018 | #4,699 | 21 | 11.6 |
| 2019 | #4,599 | 22 | 12.3 |
| 2020 | #4,378 | 23 | 13.3 |
| 2021 | #4,332 | 24 | 13.7 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,820 | 21 | 12.3 |
World rankings
Famous Oles
- Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Norwegian Olympic biathlete
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
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American wrestler
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Nielsen, Danish mathematician
- Ole Bornedal
Danish film director
- Ole Kirk Christiansen
Danish creator of Lego
- Ole Ernst
Danish actor
- Ole Espersen
Danish former minister of justice
- Ole Evinrude
Norwegian,American outboard motor manufacturer
- Ole Lund Kirkegaard
Danish children's author
- Ole Monty
Danish actor
- Ole Nydahl
Danish Buddhist lama
- Ole Olsen
Danish film director
- Ole Olsen
Danish motorcycle racer
- Ole Qvist
Danish footballer
- Ole Ritter
Danish racing cyclist
- Ole Rømer
Danish astronomer
- Ole Stavad
Danish MP
- Ole Svendsen
Danish Olympic boxer
Ole in pop culture
- Ole
stereotypical Scandinavian in "Sven & Ole" or "Lena & Ole" jokes
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