Gard vs Odin
Gard and Odincompared 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, Gard was ranked #374 and Odin #31 among boys in Norway.
Gard and Odin over time
Gard and Odin appear together in 1 published list, across 55 years of shared records. Odin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gard 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.
Gard reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Odin 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 1994, Odin moved ahead of Gard in Norway · Boys — #187 and #191 the year before became #212 and #184.
- Longest-running competitions
Gard and Odin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 55 years, from 1956 to 2025, ending at #374 and #31.
List by list
Norway · Boys55 shared years, 1956–2025
Gard held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Odin in 34.
Highest recorded here: Gard #117 in 1999, Odin #31 in 2014.
The order changed in 1994: Odin moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #187 and #191; by 1994 that had become #212 and #184.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Gard #374, Odin #31.
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 | Gard | Odin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Old Norse Óðinn, connected to the root 'óðr' meaning 'frenzied, furious, inspired'. The supreme god of war, wisdom and death in Norse mythology, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Old Norse |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈoʊ.dɪn/ |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #374 (2025) | Norway · Boys #31 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Odin has a recorded origin (Old Norse); Gard does not have one recorded yet.
- Gard has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Odin.
- A meaning is recorded for Odin; Gard doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Gard
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #302 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #117 among boys in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #374 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Odin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #361 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #31 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #31 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys