Ole vs Tom
Ole and Tomcompared 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 2025, Ole was ranked #52 and Tom #388 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Ole was ranked #4789 and Tom #699 among boys in England and Wales.
Ole and Tom over time
Ole and Tom appear together in 2 published lists, across 105 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Tom reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ole and Tom were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 81 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #52 and #388.
List by list
Norway · Boys81 shared years, 1945–2025
Ole held the stronger position in 81 of those years, Tom in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ole #6 in 1979, Tom #12 in 1960.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ole #52, Tom #388.
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1998–2022
Ole held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tom in 24.
Highest recorded here: Ole #1156 in 2008, Tom #83 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Ole #4789, Tom #699.
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 | Tom |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #52 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #48 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ole has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Tom.
- 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
Tom
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #50 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: #12 among boys in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #388 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys