Fredrik vs Ole
Fredrik 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, Fredrik was ranked #82 and Ole #52 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Fredrik was ranked #1179 and Ole #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Fredrik and Ole over time
Fredrik and Ole appear together in 2 published lists, across 104 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Ole reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Fredrik 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Fredrik and Ole changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1998 and 2022, ending at #1179 and #4789.
- Mirrored each other
Over 23 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Fredrik rose about as far as Ole fell — from #2901 and #2901 in 1998 to #1179 and #4789 in 2022.
- Longest-running competitions
Fredrik and Ole were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #82 and #52.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Fredrik held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Ole in 58.
Highest recorded here: Fredrik #6 in 1989, Ole #6 in 1979.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Fredrik #82, Ole #52.
England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 1998–2022
Fredrik held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Ole in 4.
Highest recorded here: Fredrik #1179 in 2022, Ole #1156 in 2008.
The order changed in 2013: Fredrik moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #2270 and #2270; by 2013 that had become #2055 and #2403.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Fredrik #1179, 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 | Fredrik | 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 | ||
| 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 #82 (2025) | Norway · Boys #52 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fredrik and Ole both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Fredrik
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #137 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 1989 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #82 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