Ole
Ole was the 4820th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 242nd with 42 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 402 places. More babies were named Ole in the 1880s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,820 boys, down 440 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 188142 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,125babies recorded
Ole popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,820 | 21 |
| 2020 | #4,380 | 23 |
| 2010 | #6,978 | 12 |
| 2000 | #6,696 | 10 |
| 1990 | #9,107 | 5 |
| 1980 | #4,827 | 8 |
| 1970 | #3,019 | 11 |
| 1960 | #2,646 | 11 |
| 1950 | #2,538 | 10 |
| 1940 | #2,437 | 10 |
| 1930 | #1,389 | 28 |
| 1920 | #1,313 | 31 |
| 1910 | #1,280 | 8 |
| 1900 | #618 | 17 |
| 1890 | #368 | 24 |
| 1880 | #315 | 29 |
How popular is Ole, counting every spelling?
Ole has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ole?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ole (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ole born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ole.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ole?
About 700 people born in the US named Ole are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 10 and 65. That makes Ole mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ole by state
How common Ole was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Ole
How popular is the name Ole?
Ole was the 4820th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 242nd with 42 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 402 places. More babies were named Ole in the 1880s than in any other decade.
Is Ole a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ole in the US.
Where is Ole most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ole was most common in Minnesota (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Washington.