How Many People Are Named Ole?
An estimated 790 people in the United States have the first name Ole. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Ole peaked in popularity in 1881 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ole as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ole paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
790
About 1 in 433,866 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1881
42 births
Total Registered
2,101
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ole
Ole is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,101 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ole as a male name
Ranked #5,178 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 1881 (42 births)
Ole: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ole span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1880s, when 310 babies were registered. While Ole is less common than at its peak in the 1880s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ole by Decade
How has Ole tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ole by State
Birth registrations for Ole span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, North Dakota, Washington. The lowest are in Wisconsin, South Dakota, New York. On average, about 33 Oles were registered per state.
Ole + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ole as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ole
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Ole: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ole?
We estimate approximately 790 people named Ole are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 433,866 Americans share this first name.
Is Ole a common name?
Ole is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,101 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ole most popular?
Ole reached peak popularity in 1881, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ole is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ole a male name?
Ole is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ole Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ole Smith, Ole Johnson, Ole Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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