Ollie vs Rafe

Ollie and Rafecompared 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.

Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Ollie was ranked #21 and Rafe #414 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Ollie was ranked #34 and Rafe #352 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ollie was ranked #101 and Rafe #247 among boys in England and Wales.

Ollie and Rafe over time

Ollie and Rafe appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Ollie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rafe 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.

Ollie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rafe 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ollie held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Rafe in 2.
Highest recorded here: Ollie #63 in 2010, Rafe #210 in 2022.
The order changed in 1998: Ollie moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #2022 and #1174; by 1998 that had become #924 and #1110.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ollie #101, Rafe #247.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Ollie

Pairs where Ollie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Alfie vs Ollie
Alfie and Ollie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Alfie · Ollie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Arlo vs Ollie
Arlo and Ollie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arlo · Ollie · 27 shared years, 1999–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Arthur vs Ollie
Arthur and Ollie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arthur · Ollie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Harry vs Ollie
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Harry #1 in 2011, Ollie #63 in 2010.
Harry · Ollie · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2011 England and Wales ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ollie, Rafe
Field	Ollie	Rafe
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	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #31 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #247 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Ollie and Rafe both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT.

How each name got here

Ollie

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1458 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2024
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 2008–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #31 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Rafe

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1040 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #210 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #247 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys