Anne-Lene vs Oda
Anne-Lene and Odacompared 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 1999, Anne-Lene was ranked #599 and Oda #32 among girls in Norway.
Anne-Lene and Oda over time
Anne-Lene and Oda appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Oda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anne-Lene 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.
Anne-Lene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Oda 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 · Girls11 shared years, 1972–1999
Anne-Lene held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Oda in 8.
Highest recorded here: Anne-Lene #358 in 1972, Oda #32 in 1999.
The order changed in 1984: Oda moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #441 and #460; by 1984 that had become #488 and #245.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Anne-Lene #599, Oda #32.
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 | Anne-Lene | Oda |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #599 (1999) | Norway · Girls #87 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anne-Lene has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Oda.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Anne-Lene
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #418 among girls in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1955–1999
Highest recorded position: #258 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1955–1999).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1999
Most recently recorded at #599 among girls in Norway, in 1999.
Norway · Girls
Oda
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #351 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #87 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls