Ole-Petter vs Tim
Ole-Petter and Timcompared 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 2000, Ole-Petter was ranked #566 and Tim #202 among boys in Norway.
Ole-Petter and Tim over time
Ole-Petter and Tim appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Tim held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ole-Petter in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ole-Petter reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tim 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1959–2000
Ole-Petter held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Tim in 25.
Highest recorded here: Ole-Petter #388 in 1966, Tim #135 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Ole-Petter #566, Tim #202.
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 | Ole-Petter | Tim |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #566 (2000) | Norway · Boys #218 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ole-Petter has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Tim.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ole-Petter
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #440 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1959–2000
Highest recorded position: #388 among boys in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1959–2000).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2000
Most recently recorded at #566 among boys in Norway, in 2000.
Norway · Boys
Tim
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #414 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2025
Highest recorded position: #135 among boys in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1957–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #218 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys