Ada vs Oddveig
Ada and Oddveigcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 1987, Ada was ranked #444 and Oddveig #578 among girls in Norway.
Ada and Oddveig over time
Ada and Oddveig appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Oddveig held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ada in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ada reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Oddveig in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Ada and Oddveig were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1945 to 1987, ending at #444 and #578.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1945–1987
Ada held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Oddveig in 27.
Highest recorded here: Ada #182 in 1947, Oddveig #114 in 1955.
The order changed in 1982: Ada moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #592 and #576; by 1982 that had become #410 and #594.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Ada #444, Oddveig #578.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ada | Oddveig |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Germanic names beginning with 'adal' meaning 'noble', such as Adelaide or Adelina. Notably borne by Ada Lovelace, who assisted Charles Babbage with early computer development. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.də/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #18 (2025) | Norway · Girls #578 (1987) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ada has a recorded origin (Germanic); Oddveig does not have one recorded yet.
- Ada and Oddveig both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ada; Oddveig doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ada
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #229 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #18 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Oddveig
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #127 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1987
Highest recorded position: #114 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–1987).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1987
Most recently recorded at #578 among girls in Norway, in 1987.
Norway · Girls