Evelyn vs Oddveig
Evelyn and Oddveigcompared 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 1987, Evelyn was ranked #294 and Oddveig #578 among girls in Norway.
Evelyn and Oddveig over time
Evelyn and Oddveig appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Evelyn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Oddveig in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Evelyn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Oddveig 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
Evelyn and Oddveig changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1987, ending at #294 and #578.
- Longest-running competitions
Evelyn and Oddveig were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1945 to 1987, ending at #294 and #578.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #121 and #127 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 1987 they were #294 and #578.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1945–1987
Evelyn held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Oddveig in 5.
Highest recorded here: Evelyn #102 in 1946, Oddveig #114 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Evelyn #294, Oddveig #578.
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 | Evelyn | Oddveig |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | From an English surname derived from the given name Aveline. Originally more common for boys in the 17th century, now used almost entirely as a feminine name. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English (surname origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛv.ə.lɪn/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| 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 | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #13 (2025) | Norway · Girls #578 (1987) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Evelyn has a recorded origin (English (surname origin)); Oddveig does not have one recorded yet.
- Evelyn has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Oddveig.
- A meaning is recorded for Evelyn; Oddveig doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Evelyn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #121 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2011–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2011–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #13 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Oddveig
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #127 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1987
Highest recorded position: #114 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–1987).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1987
Most recently recorded at #578 among girls in Norway, in 1987.
Norway · Girls