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Ola

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What official birth registration shows about Ola: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Ola: Recorded every year since 1945, its highest recorded position is #48, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1279 to #3912.199720052010201520202025#1279#3912
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3795
1997#3174
1999#2444
2000#3912
2002#3409
2003#2727
2005#2438
2006#2320
2007#2627
2008#2150
2009#1467
2010#1993
2011#1608
2012#2095
2013#1774
2014#1702
2015#1279
2016#1834
2017#1911
2018#1977
2019#2458
2020#1773
2021#1866
2022#1501
2023#1640
2024#1743
2025#2440

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in every year from 1945 to 2025.

In 2020: #700 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1773 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #53 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #48 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #48 in Norway in 1997.

Ola's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#244011HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#174317HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#164018HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#150120HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#186615HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#177316HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#245810HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#197714HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#191115HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#183416HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#127926HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#170217HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#177416HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#209513HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#160818HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#199313HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#146719HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#215011HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#26278HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#23209HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#24388HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#27276HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#34094HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#24446HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#31744HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#37953HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#62113HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#58120HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#68104HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#6896HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#6993HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#8175HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#56126HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#68113HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#71107HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#58138HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#81109HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#73116HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#76112HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#64133HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#59144HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#74124HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#76122HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#71129HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#82107HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#80110HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#61128HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#63133HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#69110HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#74100HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#54137HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#63119HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#61129HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#54139HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#48168HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#57138HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#54145HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#59138HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#51160HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#56147HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#66127HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#75109HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#8490HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#9291HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#8291HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#75100HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#12367HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#8789HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#10979HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#10678HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#10476HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#76105HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#10280HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#10476HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#9383HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#10771HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#10583HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#11179HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#9986HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#91100HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#87103HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#8695HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#78119HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#9091HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#77113HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#69130HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#80104HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#67131HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#69112HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#58140HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#74111HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#63124HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#66126HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#53148HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#59133HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#62133HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#61137HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#61130HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#67127HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#56157HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#64125HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#63132HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#57136HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#60131HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#52168HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#48183HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#53139HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#7004HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#9073HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#8423HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ola is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Ola, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

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Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202581#48 in 1946
England and Wales1996–202527#1279 in 2015
Republic of Ireland2007–20205#700 in 2020

Its high point came 74 years earlier in Norway (1946) than in Republic of Ireland (2020).

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What is known about Ola

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #48 in Norway in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.