Matheo vs Ole
Matheo 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, Matheo was ranked #12 and Ole #52 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Matheo was ranked #2018 and Ole #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Matheo and Ole over time
Matheo and Ole appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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 Matheo 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 2011, Matheo moved ahead of Ole in Norway · Boys — #78 and #40 the year before became #51 and #58.
- Mirrored each other
Over 21 shared years in Norway · Boys, Matheo rose about as far as Ole fell — from #280 and #33 in 2005 to #12 and #52 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Boys21 shared years, 2005–2025
Matheo held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Ole in 6.
Highest recorded here: Matheo #12 in 2025, Ole #26 in 2007.
The order changed in 2011: Matheo moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #78 and #40; by 2011 that had become #51 and #58.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Matheo #12, Ole #52.
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 2007–2022
Matheo held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ole in 8.
Highest recorded here: Matheo #2018 in 2022, Ole #1156 in 2008.
The order changed in 2022: Matheo moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #3017 and #3017; by 2022 that had become #2018 and #4789.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Matheo #2018, 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 | Matheo | 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 #12 (2025) | 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) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Matheo and Ole both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Matheo
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #280 among boys in Norway in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2025
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 2005–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #12 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