Ole vs Robel
Ole and Robelcompared 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 2010, Ole was ranked #40 and Robel #521 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Ole was ranked #4789 and Robel #4001 among boys in England and Wales.
Ole and Robel over time
Ole and Robel appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Ole held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Robel in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Robel changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1998 and 2022, ending at #4789 and #4001.
List by list
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 1982–2010
Ole held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Robel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ole #6 in 1992, Robel #293 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Ole #40, Robel #521.
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 1998–2022
Ole held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Robel in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ole #1156 in 2008, Robel #2189 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Ole #4789, Robel #4001.
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 | Robel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #4001 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ole and Robel 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
Robel
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #507 among boys in Norway in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1982–2010
Highest recorded position: #293 among boys in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1982–2010).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4001 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys