Ole vs Omid
Ole and Omidcompared 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 2016, Ole was ranked #59 and Omid #533 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Ole was ranked #4789 and Omid #3449 among boys in England and Wales.
Ole and Omid over time
Ole and Omid appear together in 2 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Ole held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Omid in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Omid 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ole and Omid changed places 12 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1998 and 2022, ending at #4789 and #3449.
- Longest-running competitions
Ole and Omid were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 31 years, from 1974 to 2016, ending at #59 and #533.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Ole #1156 in 2008, Omid #1457 in 2008.
List by list
Norway · Boys31 shared years, 1974–2016
Ole held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Omid in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ole #6 in 1992, Omid #383 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Ole #59, Omid #533.
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1998–2022
Ole held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Omid in 10.
Highest recorded here: Ole #1156 in 2008, Omid #1457 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Ole #4789, Omid #3449.
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 | Omid |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #52 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ole and Omid both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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
Omid
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #629 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2016
Highest recorded position: #383 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1974–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys