Olea vs Vilje
Olea and Viljecompared 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 · Girls
In 2025, Olea was ranked #180 and Vilje #109 among girls in Norway.
Olea and Vilje over time
Olea and Vilje appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Vilje held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Olea 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.
Olea reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Vilje 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2023, Vilje moved ahead of Olea in Norway · Girls — #172 and #173 the year before became #185 and #122.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Olea and Vilje changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 2004 and 2025, ending at #180 and #109.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 22 shared years in Norway · Girls, Olea and Vilje averaged 38.1 places apart, ending at #180 and #109.
List by list
Norway · Girls22 shared years, 2004–2025
Olea held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Vilje in 12.
Highest recorded here: Olea #148 in 2018, Vilje #109 in 2025.
The order changed in 2023: Vilje moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #172 and #173; by 2023 that had become #185 and #122.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Olea #180, Vilje #109.
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 | Olea | Vilje |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #180 (2025) | Norway · Girls #109 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Olea and Vilje both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Olea
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #362 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #148 among girls in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #180 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Vilje
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #642 among girls in Norway in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2025
Highest recorded position: #109 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1997–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #109 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls