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Aug 2026

Ole

OriginNorse
Meaning"ancestor's relic"
GenderBoy
US Rank#993

Top 1000

About Ole

Variation of Olaf

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#4,400#4,600#4,800'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#4,3542312
2015—00
2016#4,7272111.1
2017#4,7002111.3
2018#4,6992111.6
2019#4,5992212.3
2020#4,3782313.3
2021#4,3322413.7
2022—00
2023—00
2024—00
2025#4,8202112.3
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#100🇩🇪 Germany

Famous Oles

  • Ole Einar Bjørndalen

    Norwegian Olympic biathlete

  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

    Norwegian footballer

  • Ole Anderson

    American wrestler

  • Ole Barman

    Norwegian novelist

  • Ole Barndorff

    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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