Damian vs Odd
Damian and Oddcompared 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 2025, Damian was ranked #339 and Odd #413 among boys in Norway.
Damian and Odd over time
Damian and Odd appear together in 1 published list, across 51 years of shared records. Odd held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Damian 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.
Odd reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Damian 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
Damian and Odd changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1968 and 2025, ending at #339 and #413.
- Longest-running competitions
Damian and Odd were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 51 years, from 1968 to 2025, ending at #339 and #413.
List by list
Norway · Boys51 shared years, 1968–2025
Damian held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Odd in 42.
Highest recorded here: Damian #149 in 1985, Odd #24 in 1968.
The order changed in 2023: Damian moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #411 and #349; by 2023 that had become #359 and #524.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Damian #339, Odd #413.
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 | Damian | Odd |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 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 #223 (2025) | Norway · Boys #413 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Damian has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Odd.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Damian
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #73 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #46 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #339 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Odd
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #9 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #7 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys