Finn vs Oddvar
Finn and Oddvarcompared 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 2022, Finn was ranked #167 and Oddvar #489 among boys in Norway.
Finn and Oddvar over time
Finn and Oddvar appear together in 1 published list, across 73 years of shared records. Finn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Oddvar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Finn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Oddvar 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Finn and Oddvar were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 73 years, from 1945 to 2022, ending at #167 and #489.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #31 and #41 in Norway · Boys, 10 places apart; by 2022 they were #167 and #489.
List by list
Norway · Boys73 shared years, 1945–2022
Finn held the stronger position in 73 of those years, Oddvar in 0.
Highest recorded here: Finn #31 in 1945, Oddvar #38 in 1949.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Finn #167, Oddvar #489.
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 | Finn | Oddvar |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally associated with the Irish hero Fionn mac Cumhaill; functions as the usual Anglicised spelling of the Irish name Fionn. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /fɪn/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 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 | Republic of Ireland · Boys #15 (2025) | Norway · Boys #489 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Finn has a recorded origin (Irish); Oddvar does not have one recorded yet.
- Finn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Oddvar.
- A meaning is recorded for Finn; Oddvar doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Finn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #31 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1982–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 1982–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Oddvar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #41 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #38 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #489 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys