Farris vs Ole
Farris 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Farris was ranked #4789 and Ole #3017 among boys in England and Wales.
Farris and Ole over time
Farris and Ole appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Ole held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Farris in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Farris and Ole changed places 11 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1998 and 2021, ending at #4789 and #3017.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Farris #1953 in 2008, Ole #1156 in 2008.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 1998–2021
Farris held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Ole in 14.
Highest recorded here: Farris #1953 in 2008, Ole #1156 in 2008.
The order changed in 2019: Ole moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #3412 and #3959; by 2019 that had become #2728 and #1745.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Farris #4789, Ole #3017.
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 | Farris | 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024) | Norway · Boys #52 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Farris and Ole both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Farris
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1953 among boys in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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