Ole vs Ryszard
Ole and Ryszardcompared 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 1987, Ole was ranked #13 and Ryszard #592 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Ole was ranked #4789 and Ryszard #3048 among boys in England and Wales.
Ole and Ryszard over time
Ole and Ryszard appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Ole held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ryszard 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.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ole and Ryszard were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 33 years, from 1952 to 1987, ending at #13 and #592.
List by list
Norway · Boys33 shared years, 1952–1987
Ole held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Ryszard in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ole #6 in 1979, Ryszard #176 in 1956.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Ole #13, Ryszard #592.
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 2008–2022
Ole held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Ryszard in 4.
Highest recorded here: Ole #1156 in 2008, Ryszard #2150 in 2015.
The order changed in 2022: Ryszard moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1745 and #2266; by 2022 that had become #4789 and #3048.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Ole #4789, Ryszard #3048.
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 | Ryszard |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #52 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ole and Ryszard 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
Ryszard
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #269 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1987
Highest recorded position: #176 among boys in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1952–1987).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys