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Olle

“descendant or the forefathers’ heritage”

masculineLatin script

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Origin: Not established
5 language contexts: French Dutch Swedish +2 more
Follow the evidence: 10 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Olle

Olle is a masculine given name documented in French, Dutch, Swedish and 2 other languages. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. It is a form of Olof, for which Swedish Wikipedia gives the meaning “descendant or the forefathers’ heritage”.

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “descendant or the forefathers’ heritage”

Affix of the first two letters in Olof and Olov, Ol + (gemination) l + (hypocoristic suffix) -e. Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming.

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Dutch Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (sv): OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

Where Olle is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

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Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Olle’s connections around the world.

4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2020: 5 boys (rank 12022).

Explore United States

4 of 9 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Sweden

1998–2022 Spelling: Olle

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 2022: 366; births; Rank #31
Peak year: 2011; 602 births

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Statistics Sweden · Sweden — grouped top 100 newborn calling names, 1998–2022

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Olle in Sweden, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1998	172	63	grouped
1999	174	62	grouped
2000	186	61	grouped
2001	202	61	grouped
2002	276	52	grouped
2003	337	45	grouped
2004	355	43	grouped
2005	395	39	grouped
2006	432	40	grouped
2007	447	36	grouped
2008	421	37	grouped
2009	434	35	grouped
2010	464	34	grouped
2011	602	17	grouped
2012	588	18	grouped
2013	578	16	grouped
2014	458	32	grouped
2015	441	31	grouped
2016	414	34	grouped
2017	388	32	grouped
2018	378	35	grouped
2019	349	40	grouped
2020	358	42	grouped
2021	398	33	grouped
2022	366	31	grouped

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Olle” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Newborns by naming year and their calling name (tilltalsnamn), SCB TAB619/BE0001T05AR. A calling name need not be the first name in registration order; this series is kept separate from other publishers' first-position counts.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Null/.. cells are not published outside the top 100. Missing observations stay unknown. Duplicate top-ten categories are excluded in favour of top-100 categories.
Ranking: Published ranks retained, including ties. Not recomputed from alphabetical order.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Olle Anderberg
1919–2003
Swedish wrestler (1919-2003)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Olle Hellbom
1925–1982
Swedish regisseur and director (1925–1982)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Olle Nordin
born 1949
Swedish footballer and manager
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Olle Lanner
1884–1926
Swedish gymnast
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Olle Bexell
1909–2003
Olympic athlete (1909–2003)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Olle with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms8

Wikidata Q1647755CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Dutch Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Spanish Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (sv): OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences2

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Olle.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikimedia Commons: File:Nl-Olle.oggCC-BY-SA-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates4

Sweden — grouped top 100 newborn calling names, 1998–2022
Statistics Sweden (SCB) · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Olle

Meaning in the sources

Source-reported

Meaning: “descendant or the forefathers’ heritage”

Affix of the first two letters in Olof and Olov, Ol + (gemination) l + (hypocoristic suffix) -e. Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming.

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Dutch Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (sv): OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Olle is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Olle’s connections around the world.

4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2020: 5 boys (rank 12022).

Explore United States

4 of 9 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Sweden

1998–2022 Spelling: Olle

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 2022: 366; births; Rank #31
Peak year: 2011; 602 births

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Statistics Sweden · Sweden — grouped top 100 newborn calling names, 1998–2022

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Olle in Sweden, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1998	172	63	grouped
1999	174	62	grouped
2000	186	61	grouped
2001	202	61	grouped
2002	276	52	grouped
2003	337	45	grouped
2004	355	43	grouped
2005	395	39	grouped
2006	432	40	grouped
2007	447	36	grouped
2008	421	37	grouped
2009	434	35	grouped
2010	464	34	grouped
2011	602	17	grouped
2012	588	18	grouped
2013	578	16	grouped
2014	458	32	grouped
2015	441	31	grouped
2016	414	34	grouped
2017	388	32	grouped
2018	378	35	grouped
2019	349	40	grouped
2020	358	42	grouped
2021	398	33	grouped
2022	366	31	grouped

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Newborns by naming year and their calling name (tilltalsnamn), SCB TAB619/BE0001T05AR. A calling name need not be the first name in registration order; this series is kept separate from other publishers' first-position counts.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Null/.. cells are not published outside the top 100. Missing observations stay unknown. Duplicate top-ten categories are excluded in favour of top-100 categories.
Ranking: Published ranks retained, including ties. Not recomputed from alphabetical order.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Olle Anderberg
1919–2003
Swedish wrestler (1919-2003)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Olle Hellbom
1925–1982
Swedish regisseur and director (1925–1982)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Olle Nordin
born 1949
Swedish footballer and manager
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Olle Lanner
1884–1926
Swedish gymnast
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Olle Bexell
1909–2003
Olympic athlete (1909–2003)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms8

Wikidata Q1647755CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Dutch Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Spanish Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia (sv): OlleCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences2

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Olle.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikimedia Commons: File:Nl-Olle.oggCC-BY-SA-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates4

Sweden — grouped top 100 newborn calling names, 1998–2022
Statistics Sweden (SCB) · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Olle

Meaning in the sources

Where Olle is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Sweden

History

Notable bearers

Olle Anderberg

Olle Hellbom

Olle Nordin

Olle Lanner

Olle Bexell

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Olle

Meaning in the sources

Where Olle is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Sweden

History

Notable bearers

Olle Anderberg

Olle Hellbom

Olle Nordin

Olle Lanner

Olle Bexell

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page