Asma vs Oda
Asma 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 2021, Asma was ranked #463 and Oda #53 among girls in Norway.
Asma and Oda over time
Asma and Oda appear together in 1 published list, across 34 years of shared records. Oda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Asma 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.
Asma 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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1986, Oda moved ahead of Asma in Norway · Girls — #250 and #254 the year before became #496 and #194.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Asma and Oda changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1979 and 2021, ending at #463 and #53.
- Longest-running competitions
Asma and Oda were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1979 to 2021, ending at #463 and #53.
List by list
Norway · Girls34 shared years, 1979–2021
Asma held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Oda in 31.
Highest recorded here: Asma #250 in 1985, Oda #21 in 2007.
The order changed in 1986: Oda moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #250 and #254; by 1986 that had become #496 and #194.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Asma #463, Oda #53.
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 | Asma | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #541 (2024) | Norway · Girls #87 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Asma and Oda both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Asma
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #537 among girls in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1974–2021
Highest recorded position: #250 among girls in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1974–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #666 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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