Anthony vs Oddbjørn
Anthony and Oddbjørncompared 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 2013, Anthony was ranked #367 and Oddbjørn #549 among boys in Norway.
Anthony and Oddbjørn over time
Anthony and Oddbjørn appear together in 1 published list, across 51 years of shared records. Oddbjørn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anthony 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.
Oddbjørn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Anthony 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Anthony and Oddbjørn changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2013, ending at #367 and #549.
- Longest-running competitions
Anthony and Oddbjørn were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 51 years, from 1946 to 2013, ending at #367 and #549.
List by list
Norway · Boys51 shared years, 1946–2013
Anthony held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Oddbjørn in 43.
Highest recorded here: Anthony #298 in 1949, Oddbjørn #87 in 1946.
The order changed in 2006: Anthony moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #522 and #382; by 2006 that had become #328 and #556.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Anthony #367, Oddbjørn #549.
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 | Anthony | Oddbjørn |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | The English form of the Roman family name Antonius, of unknown Etruscan origin. Later incorrectly associated with Greek 'anthos' ('flower'), which led to the addition of the 'h' to this spelling in the 17th century. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Etruscan (unknown origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæn.θə.ni/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| 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 | Republic of Ireland · Boys #135 (2025) | Norway · Boys #549 (2013) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anthony has a recorded origin (Etruscan (unknown origin)); Oddbjørn does not have one recorded yet.
- Anthony has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Oddbjørn.
- A meaning is recorded for Anthony; Oddbjørn doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Anthony
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #355 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2021
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1968 (recorded 1952–2021).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #451 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Oddbjørn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #87 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #79 among boys in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #549 among boys in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Boys