Ole vs Valentin
Ole and Valentincompared 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 2023, Ole was ranked #65 and Valentin #423 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Ole was ranked #4789 and Valentin #1104 among boys in England and Wales.
Ole and Valentin over time
Ole and Valentin appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 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.
Ole reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Valentin 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 Valentin changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1998 and 2022, ending at #4789 and #1104.
- Mirrored each other
Over 22 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Valentin rose about as far as Ole fell — from #2901 and #2901 in 1998 to #4789 and #1104 in 2022.
- Longest-running competitions
Ole and Valentin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1960 to 2023, ending at #65 and #423.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1960–2023
Ole held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Valentin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ole #6 in 1979, Valentin #352 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ole #65, Valentin #423.
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 1998–2022
Ole held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Valentin in 15.
Highest recorded here: Ole #1156 in 2008, Valentin #1040 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Ole #4789, Valentin #1104.
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 | Valentin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 #1859 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ole has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Valentin.
- 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
Valentin
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #498 among boys in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1960–2023
Highest recorded position: #352 among boys in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1960–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1859 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys