Given name & surname
Olle
“the last of the ancestors”
Olle is a variant of Olaf. One interpretation is “the last of the ancestors.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Olle is a variant of Olaf. One interpretation is “the last of the ancestors.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Olle is a variant of Olaf. An origin associated with Olaf is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Swedish usage, Olle is a diminutive of Olof. In Swedish usage, Olle is a diminutive of Olov.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Olle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 12 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 307 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Olle’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Olle is a diminutive of Olof. Olle has a related form in Olaf. In Swedish usage, Olle is a diminutive of Olov.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Olle
- Olle AnderbergSwedish wrestler (1919-2003)
- Olle LarssonSwedish rower (1928–1960)
- Olle HellbomSwedish regisseur and director (1925–1982)
- Olle NordinSwedish footballer and managerborn 1949
- Olle LannerSwedish gymnast1884–1926
- Olle KällgrenSwedish footballer (1907-1983)
- Olle HåkanssonSwedish association football player (1927-2001)
- Olle BexellOlympic athlete (1909–2003)
- Olle Åkerlundsailor (1911-1978)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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