Edvin vs Ole
Edvin and Olecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Edvin was ranked #45 and Ole #52 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Edvin was ranked #3449 and Ole #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Edvin and Ole over time
Edvin and Ole appear together in 2 published lists, across 94 years of shared records. Ole held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Edvin in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ole reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Edvin in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2022, Edvin moved ahead of Ole in Norway · Boys — #63 and #54 the year before became #55 and #80.
- Longest-running competitions
Edvin and Ole were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #45 and #52.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Edvin held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Ole in 76.
Highest recorded here: Edvin #45 in 2025, Ole #6 in 1979.
The order changed in 2022: Edvin moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #63 and #54; by 2022 that had become #55 and #80.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Edvin #45, Ole #52.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 2000–2022
Edvin held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ole in 9.
Highest recorded here: Edvin #2804 in 2016, Ole #1156 in 2008.
The order changed in 2022: Edvin moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #3990 and #3017; by 2022 that had become #3449 and #4789.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Edvin #3449, Ole #4789.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Edvin | Ole |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #45 (2025) | Norway · Boys #52 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edvin and Ole both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Edvin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #162 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #45 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #45 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Ole
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #16 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys