Godfrey vs Ole
Godfrey 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 2018, Godfrey was ranked #4749 and Ole #3959 among boys in England and Wales.
Godfrey and Ole over time
Godfrey and Ole appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Ole held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Godfrey 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.
Godfrey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ole 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Godfrey #2087 in 2006, Ole #1156 in 2008.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 1998–2018
Godfrey held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ole in 9.
Highest recorded here: Godfrey #2087 in 2006, Ole #1156 in 2008.
The order changed in 2007: Ole moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #2087 and #4052; by 2007 that had become #4333 and #1756.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Godfrey #4749, Ole #3959.
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 | Godfrey | 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4749 (2018) | 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) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Godfrey and Ole both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Godfrey
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #229 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1966–1969
Highest recorded position: #229 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1966–1969).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #4749 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018.
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