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Hans vs Ole

Hans and Ole compared 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, Hans was ranked #97 and Ole #52 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2022, Hans was ranked #2320 and Ole #4789 among boys in England and Wales.

Hans and Ole over time

Norway · Boys
#10#30#10019452025Hans #97Ole #521945: Hans #11, Ole #161946: Hans #12, Ole #151947: Hans #12, Ole #151948: Hans #15, Ole #131949: Hans #10, Ole #131950: Hans #13, Ole #121951: Hans #12, Ole #101952: Hans #13, Ole #111953: Hans #13, Ole #121954: Hans #13, Ole #121955: Hans #15, Ole #131956: Hans #18, Ole #111957: Hans #15, Ole #121958: Hans #17, Ole #141959: Hans #20, Ole #111960: Hans #18, Ole #101961: Hans #15, Ole #111962: Hans #17, Ole #91963: Hans #19, Ole #121964: Hans #18, Ole #101965: Hans #17, Ole #121966: Hans #18, Ole #81967: Hans #16, Ole #131968: Hans #18, Ole #121969: Hans #23, Ole #121970: Hans #19, Ole #121971: Hans #31, Ole #121972: Hans #23, Ole #91973: Hans #25, Ole #101974: Hans #26, Ole #131975: Hans #27, Ole #91976: Hans #28, Ole #101977: Hans #22, Ole #101978: Hans #23, Ole #91979: Hans #22, Ole #61980: Hans #25, Ole #71981: Hans #28, Ole #71982: Hans #31, Ole #71983: Hans #29, Ole #91984: Hans #28, Ole #111985: Hans #39, Ole #71986: Hans #41, Ole #101987: Hans #32, Ole #131988: Hans #34, Ole #91989: Hans #41, Ole #91990: Hans #40, Ole #91991: Hans #44, Ole #91992: Hans #51, Ole #61993: Hans #54, Ole #71994: Hans #64, Ole #61995: Hans #44, Ole #101996: Hans #51, Ole #81997: Hans #49, Ole #101998: Hans #46, Ole #71999: Hans #54, Ole #112000: Hans #46, Ole #192001: Hans #57, Ole #202002: Hans #62, Ole #202003: Hans #72, Ole #242004: Hans #81, Ole #262005: Hans #108, Ole #332006: Hans #88, Ole #302007: Hans #100, Ole #262008: Hans #84, Ole #342009: Hans #109, Ole #442010: Hans #106, Ole #402011: Hans #113, Ole #582012: Hans #117, Ole #572013: Hans #117, Ole #342014: Hans #122, Ole #542015: Hans #111, Ole #642016: Hans #129, Ole #592017: Hans #137, Ole #632018: Hans #115, Ole #602019: Hans #101, Ole #582020: Hans #134, Ole #632021: Hans #104, Ole #542022: Hans #98, Ole #802023: Hans #104, Ole #652024: Hans #95, Ole #552025: Hans #97, Ole #52

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

England and Wales · Boys
#300019982022Hans #2320Ole #47891998: Hans #2074, Ole #29011999: Hans #1383, Ole #13832000: Hans #2142, Ole #30362001: Hans #1949, Ole #31342002: Hans #2636, Ole #12532003: Hans #1410, Ole #17712004: Hans #2070, Ole #36512005: Hans #1377, Ole #27542006: Hans #1643, Ole #40522007: Hans #2435, Ole #17562008: Hans #1511, Ole #11562009: Hans #3227, Ole #12652010: Hans #2941, Ole #19112011: Hans #2613, Ole #20392012: Hans #3987, Ole #22702013: Hans #4685, Ole #24032014: Hans #1819, Ole #24592015: Hans #3004, Ole #39082016: Hans #3478, Ole #23352017: Hans #2172, Ole #34492018: Hans #2445, Ole #39592019: Hans #3013, Ole #17452021: Hans #3017, Ole #30172022: Hans #2320, Ole #4789

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Hans and Ole over time

Hans and Ole appear together in 2 published lists, across 105 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.

Hans reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025

    Hans held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Ole in 77.

    Highest recorded here: Hans #10 in 1949, Ole #6 in 1979.

    The order changed in 1950: Ole moved ahead. In 1949 they stood at #10 and #13; by 1950 that had become #13 and #12.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Hans #97, Ole #52.

  • England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1998–2022

    Hans held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Ole in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Hans #1377 in 2005, Ole #1156 in 2008.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Hans #2320, 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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Hans

Pairs where Hans shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Ole

Pairs where Ole shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — longest-running competitions.

All longest-running competitions →

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview →

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars →

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Hans, Ole
FieldHansOle
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageEngland and Wales, Republic of Ireland, NorwayEngland and Wales, Norway
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #97 (2025)Norway · Boys #52 (2025)
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Hans has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Ole.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Hans

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #11 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Ole

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #52 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys