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Olve

maleStatistical record

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

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

Olve: Recorded since 1961, it reached #201 in 2008, and it stood at #245 in 2025.

Norway · Boys

Rising

among boys in Norway · 1961–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1961 to 2025, ranging from #201 to #653.1961196519671972197319741975197919811985198819891991199219931994199519961997199819992000200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#201#653
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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1961#489
1965#458
1967#437
1972#490
1973#418
1974#470
1975#329
1979#589
1981#653
1985#590
1988#555
1989#551
1991#461
1992#559
1993#367
1994#402
1995#348
1996#450
1997#348
1998#266
1999#363
2000#271
2002#316
2003#302
2004#298
2005#251
2006#299
2007#278
2008#201
2009#220
2010#396
2011#294
2012#230
2013#317
2014#269
2015#358
2016#340
2017#225
2018#286
2019#287
2020#234
2021#288
2022#220
2023#347
2024#253
2025#245

VerifiedSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

What the data shows

RisingNorway · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 46 of the 65 years from 1961 to 2025.

Official data for Norway, 1961–2025 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1961

    First recorded at #489 among boys in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1961–2025

    Highest recorded position: #201 among boys in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1961–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #245 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1961 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #201 in Norway in 2008.

Olve'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
2025Norwaymale#24517HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#25317HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#34710HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#22019HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#28813HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#23417HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#28715HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#28615HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#22522HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#34012HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#35811HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#26918HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#31714HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#23022HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#29415HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#3969HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#22026HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#20127HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#27816HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#29914HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#25118HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#29813HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#30213HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#31611HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#27117HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#36310HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#26617HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#34811HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4507HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#34812HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4029HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#36711HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#5595HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#4618HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#5516HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5556HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5905HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#6534HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5895HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#32913HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#4708HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#4189HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4907HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4377HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4586HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4894HighVerified
  • Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1961 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #201 in Norway in 2008. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.