Adrian vs Oddvin
Adrian and Oddvincompared 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 · Boys
In 1976, Adrian was ranked #227 and Oddvin #615 among boys in Norway.
Adrian and Oddvin over time
Adrian and Oddvin appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Adrian held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Oddvin 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.
Oddvin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Adrian 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys11 shared years, 1958–1976
Adrian held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Oddvin in 4.
Highest recorded here: Adrian #227 in 1976, Oddvin #264 in 1958.
The order changed in 1974: Adrian moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #575 and #559; by 1974 that had become #280 and #541.
Most recent shared year, 1976: Adrian #227, Oddvin #615.
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 | Adrian | Oddvin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | From the Latin name Hadrianus. Borne by several saints and six popes, including the only English pope, Adrian IV. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.dɹi.ən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #70 (2025) | Norway · Boys #615 (1976) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adrian has a recorded origin (Latin); Oddvin does not have one recorded yet.
- Adrian and Oddvin both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adrian; Oddvin doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Adrian
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #87 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1958–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1958–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #70 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Oddvin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #262 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1976
Highest recorded position: #187 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–1976).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1976
Most recently recorded at #615 among boys in Norway, in 1976.
Norway · Boys