Ned vs Ollie

Ned and Olliecompared 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.

Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Ned was ranked #395 and Ollie #27 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ned was ranked #272 and Ollie #31 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ned was ranked #857 and Ollie #101 among boys in England and Wales.

Ned and Ollie over time

Ned and Ollie appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Ollie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ned 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.

Ned reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ollie 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
Ned and Ollie changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #857 and #101.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Ned #193 in 2021, Ollie #31 in 2021.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ned held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Ollie in 24.
Highest recorded here: Ned #360 in 2003, Ollie #63 in 2010.
The order changed in 2004: Ollie moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #360 and #377; by 2004 that had become #431 and #255.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ned #857, Ollie #101.
Republic of Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 2007–2025
Ned held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ollie in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ned #193 in 2021, Ollie #31 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ned #272, Ollie #31.

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 Ollie

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

Alfie vs Ollie
Alfie and Ollie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Alfie · Ollie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Arlo vs Ollie
Arlo and Ollie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arlo · Ollie · 27 shared years, 1999–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Arthur vs Ollie
Arthur and Ollie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arthur · Ollie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Harry vs Ollie
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Harry #1 in 2011, Ollie #63 in 2010.
Harry · Ollie · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2011 England and Wales ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ned, Ollie
Field	Ned	Ollie
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	Not yet recorded
Syllables	1	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #272 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #31 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Ned has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Ollie.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Ned

Popularity journey

First recorded1989
First recorded at #307 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1989–2025
Highest recorded position: #193 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1989–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Ollie

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1458 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 recorded2008–2024
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 2008–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #31 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys