# Ole (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/ole/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Danish |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,125 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,125 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 190, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Ole.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | 11,872 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9,476 |
| 2013 | 13 | 6,511 |
| 2014 | 23 | 4,355 |
| 2015 | 18 | 5,222 |
| 2016 | 21 | 4,728 |
| 2017 | 21 | 4,700 |
| 2018 | 21 | 4,699 |
| 2019 | 22 | 4,599 |
| 2020 | 23 | 4,380 |
| 2021 | 24 | 4,332 |
| 2022 | 10 | 8,149 |
| 2023 | 19 | 5,197 |
| 2024 | 20 | 5,005 |
| 2025 | 21 | 4,820 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11 | 1,756 |
| 2008 | 21 | 1,156 |
| 2009 | 19 | 1,265 |
| 2010 | 11 | 1,911 |
| 2011 | 10 | 2,039 |
| 2012 | 9 | 2,270 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,403 |
| 2014 | 8 | 2,459 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3,908 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2,335 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3,449 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3,959 |
| 2019 | 13 | 1,745 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,017 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4,789 |

## People named Ole

- Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer (*1644 – †1710)
- Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman (1891-1958)
- Ole Nydahl, Danish lama
- Ole Worm, Danish scientist (1588–1654)
- Ole Bischof, German judoka
- Ole Beich, Danish musician
- Ole Madsen, Danish footballer (1934-2006)
- Ole Bornedal, Danish film director
- Ole Ritter, Danish racing cyclist, born 1941
- Ole Qvist, Danish footballer
- Ole Rasmussen, Danish footballer
- Ole Borch, Danish scientist (1626-1690)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.