Elma vs Oda
Elma 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 2025, Elma was ranked #288 and Oda #87 among girls in Norway.
Elma and Oda over time
Elma and Oda appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Oda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elma in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Oda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elma 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 · Girls25 shared years, 1983–2025
Elma held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Oda in 25.
Highest recorded here: Elma #224 in 2022, Oda #21 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elma #288, Oda #87.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Oda
Pairs where Oda shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Heidi vs Oda
Over 50 shared years in Norway · Girls, Oda rose about as far as Heidi fell — from #261 and #351 in 1949 to #437 and #87 in 2025.
Heidi · Oda · 50 shared years, 1949–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Kristine vs Oda
Over 50 shared years in Norway · Girls, Oda rose about as far as Kristine fell — from #152 and #351 in 1949 to #244 and #87 in 2025.
Kristine · Oda · 50 shared years, 1949–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Nina vs Oda
Over 50 shared years in Norway · Girls, Oda rose about as far as Nina fell — from #94 and #351 in 1949 to #195 and #87 in 2025.
Nina · Oda · 50 shared years, 1949–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Victoria vs Oda
Victoria and Oda changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1962 and 2025, ending at #80 and #87.
Victoria · Oda · 48 shared years, 1962–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Elma | 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, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #288 (2025) | 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
- Elma and Oda both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Elma
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #417 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #224 among girls in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #288 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
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