Ole is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1881 and has grown less common since.
Ole is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,820 for boy births in the United States (and #10,185 across all names), given to 21 babies. Ole first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1881 (42 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | #4,820 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | #5,005 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | #5,197 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #8,149 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | #4,332 |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | #4,380 |
| 2019 | 22 | 22 | #4,599 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | #4,699 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | #4,700 |
| 2016 | 21 | 21 | #4,728 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 | #5,222 |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 | #4,355 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | #6,511 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #9,476 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #11,872 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #6,978 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #9,631 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #12,164 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #8,718 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #11,664 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #8,116 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #8,707 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #8,412 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #6,322 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #6,696 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #8,468 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #7,531 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #9,107 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,803 |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #5,201 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #3,880 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #4,835 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #4,827 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #5,213 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | #3,779 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #3,773 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #3,921 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #3,188 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #3,753 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #3,376 |
| 1971 | 14 | — | #2,653 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | #3,019 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #3,832 |
| 1968 | 14 | — | #2,274 |
| 1967 | 10 | — | #2,723 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #3,455 |
| 1965 | 12 | — | #2,435 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #3,517 |
| 1963 | 14 | — | #2,276 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #2,795 |
| 1961 | 17 | — | #2,052 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | #2,646 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | #2,771 |
| 1958 | 17 | — | #1,999 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | #2,776 |
| 1956 | 17 | — | #2,002 |
| 1955 | 20 | — | #1,770 |
| 1954 | 18 | — | #1,873 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #3,688 |
| 1952 | 19 | — | #1,790 |
| 1951 | 21 | — | #1,670 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | #2,538 |
| 1949 | 15 | — | #2,005 |
| 1948 | 11 | — | #2,409 |
| 1947 | 9 | — | #2,815 |
| 1946 | 15 | — | #1,931 |
| 1945 | 10 | — | #2,350 |
| 1944 | 12 | — | #2,164 |
| 1943 | 12 | — | #2,251 |
| 1942 | 11 | — | #2,353 |
| 1941 | 11 | — | #2,297 |
| 1940 | 10 | — | #2,437 |
| 1939 | 11 | — | #2,256 |
| 1938 | 10 | — | #2,438 |
| 1937 | 15 | — | #1,893 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | #1,707 |
| 1935 | 16 | — | #1,814 |
| 1934 | 15 | — | #1,909 |
| 1933 | 16 | — | #1,812 |
| 1932 | 15 | — | #1,976 |
| 1931 | 8 | — | #3,025 |
| 1930 | 28 | — | #1,389 |
| 1929 | 20 | — | #1,713 |
| 1928 | 13 | — | #2,357 |
| 1927 | 28 | — | #1,428 |
| 1926 | 21 | — | #1,699 |
| 1925 | 20 | — | #1,787 |
| 1924 | 20 | — | #1,823 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | #2,412 |
| 1922 | 27 | — | #1,460 |
| 1921 | 23 | — | #1,629 |
| 1920 | 31 | — | #1,313 |
| 1919 | 35 | — | #1,204 |
| 1918 | 40 | — | #1,088 |
| 1917 | 38 | — | #1,089 |
| 1916 | 27 | — | #1,324 |
| 1915 | 41 | — | #993 |
| 1914 | 30 | — | #1,042 |
| 1913 | 26 | — | #987 |
| 1912 | 24 | — | #932 |
| 1911 | 11 | — | #1,100 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | #1,280 |
| 1909 | 13 | — | #829 |
| 1908 | 9 | — | #1,002 |
| 1907 | 10 | — | #917 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | #1,207 |
| 1905 | 9 | — | #899 |
| 1904 | 9 | — | #856 |
| 1903 | 17 | — | #545 |
| 1902 | 15 | — | #579 |
| 1901 | 17 | — | #485 |
| 1900 | 17 | — | #618 |
| 1899 | 11 | — | #648 |
| 1898 | 13 | — | #628 |
| 1897 | 15 | — | #541 |
| 1896 | 19 | — | #476 |
| 1895 | 20 | — | #450 |
| 1894 | 19 | — | #455 |
| 1893 | 14 | — | #527 |
| 1892 | 16 | — | #513 |
| 1891 | 14 | — | #490 |
| 1890 | 24 | — | #368 |
| 1889 | 20 | — | #413 |
| 1888 | 40 | — | #284 |
| 1887 | 19 | — | #386 |
| 1886 | 28 | — | #324 |
| 1885 | 31 | — | #306 |
| 1884 | 30 | — | #323 |
| 1883 | 35 | — | #281 |
| 1882 | 36 | — | #287 |
| 1881 | 42 | — | #242 |
| 1880 | 29 | — | #315 |