Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Ole

#3,026 most common boys' name of all time · #7,334 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#3,026
Rank overall
#7,334 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
132 of 146
All-time
2,125
Since 2016
202
Peak year
1881 #242
Best rank
#242 1881
Girls Boys peak 42/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ole is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 21 21 #4,709
2024 — 20 20 #4,892
2023 — 19 19 #5,077
2022 — 10 10 #7,773
2021 — 24 24 #4,247
2020 — 23 23 #4,275
2019 — 22 22 #4,482
2018 — 21 21 #4,610
2017 — 21 21 #4,595
2016 — 21 21 #4,625
2015 — 18 18 #5,059
2014 — 23 23 #4,266
2013 — 13 13 #6,246
2012 — 8 8 #8,871
2011 — 6 6 #10,822
2010 — 12 12 #6,701
2009 — 8 8 #8,991
2008 — 6 6 #11,052
2007 — 9 9 #8,182
2006 — 6 6 #10,679
2005 — 9 9 #7,653
2004 — 8 8 #8,153
2003 — 8 8 #7,839
2001 — 11 11 #6,022
2000 — 10 10 #6,326
1999 — 7 7 #7,887
1994 — 7 7 #6,979
1990 — 5 5 #8,138
1987 — 5 5 #6,974
1986 — 8 8 #4,870
1982 — 11 11 #3,699
1981 — 8 8 #4,518
1980 — 8 8 #4,507
1979 — 7 7 #4,857
1978 — 10 10 #3,623
1977 — 10 10 #3,613
1976 — 9 9 #3,733
1975 — 12 12 #3,082
1974 — 9 9 #3,566
1973 — 10 10 #3,234
1971 — 14 14 #2,563
1970 — 11 11 #2,902
1969 — 7 7 #3,607
1968 — 14 14 #2,210
1967 — 10 10 #2,616
1966 — 7 7 #3,255
1965 — 12 12 #2,375
1964 — 7 7 #3,303
1963 — 14 14 #2,204
1962 — 10 10 #2,685
1961 — 17 17 #1,998
1960 — 11 11 #2,544
1959 — 10 10 #2,668
1958 — 17 17 #1,958
1957 — 10 10 #2,641
1956 — 17 17 #1,948
1955 — 20 20 #1,729
1954 — 18 18 #1,832
1953 — 6 6 #3,446
1952 — 19 19 #1,753
1951 — 21 21 #1,646
1950 — 10 10 #2,452
1949 — 15 15 #1,949
1948 — 11 11 #2,333
1947 — 9 9 #2,685
1946 — 15 15 #1,888
1945 — 10 10 #2,254
1944 — 12 12 #2,088
1943 — 12 12 #2,191
1942 — 11 11 #2,281
1941 — 11 11 #2,218
1940 — 10 10 #2,339
1939 — 11 11 #2,167
1938 — 10 10 #2,340
1937 — 15 15 #1,834
1936 — 17 17 #1,645
1935 — 16 16 #1,767
1934 — 15 15 #1,869
1933 — 16 16 #1,779
1932 — 15 15 #1,929
1931 — 8 8 #2,883
1930 — 28 28 #1,372
1929 — 20 20 #1,677
1928 — 13 13 #2,285
1927 — 28 28 #1,408
1926 — 21 21 #1,665
1925 — 20 20 #1,750
1924 — 20 20 #1,782
1923 — 13 13 #2,337
1922 — 27 27 #1,437
1921 — 23 23 #1,592
1920 — 31 31 #1,302
1919 — 35 35 #1,188
1918 — 40 40 #1,079
1917 — 38 38 #1,079
1916 — 27 27 #1,305
1915 — 41 41 #981
1914 — 30 30 #1,020
1913 — 26 26 #972
1912 — 24 24 #920
1911 — 11 11 #1,052
1910 — 8 8 #1,213
1909 — 13 13 #809
1908 — 9 9 #957
1907 — 10 10 #880
1906 — 6 6 #1,126
1905 — 9 9 #847
1904 — 9 9 #820
1903 — 17 17 #531
1902 — 15 15 #561
1901 — 17 17 #472
1900 — 17 17 #605
1899 — 11 11 #626
1898 — 13 13 #613
1897 — 15 15 #519
1896 — 19 19 #466
1895 — 20 20 #438
1894 — 19 19 #443
1893 — 14 14 #513
1892 — 16 16 #500
1891 — 14 14 #480
1890 — 24 24 #364
1889 — 20 20 #408
1888 — 40 40 #284
1887 — 19 19 #379
1886 — 28 28 #322
1885 — 31 31 #306
1884 — 30 30 #322
1883 — 35 35 #280
1882 — 36 36 #287
1881 — 42 42 #242
1880 — 29 29 #315