Georg vs Oddmund
Georg and Oddmundcompared 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 2012, Georg was ranked #173 and Oddmund #519 among boys in Norway.
Georg and Oddmund over time
Georg and Oddmund appear together in 1 published list, across 50 years of shared records. Georg held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Oddmund 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.
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 1963, Georg moved ahead of Oddmund in Norway · Boys — #199 and #178 the year before became #199 and #256.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Georg and Oddmund changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2012, ending at #173 and #519.
- Longest-running competitions
Georg and Oddmund were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 50 years, from 1945 to 2012, ending at #173 and #519.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Georg #108 in 1945, Oddmund #105 in 1945.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1945 they stood at #108 and #105 in Norway · Boys, 3 places apart; by 2012 they were #173 and #519.
List by list
Norway · Boys50 shared years, 1945–2012
Georg held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Oddmund in 9.
Highest recorded here: Georg #108 in 1945, Oddmund #105 in 1945.
The order changed in 1963: Georg moved ahead. In 1962 they stood at #199 and #178; by 1963 that had become #199 and #256.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Georg #173, Oddmund #519.
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 | Georg | Oddmund |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #65 (2025) | Norway · Boys #519 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Georg has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Oddmund.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Georg
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #108 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: #65 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Oddmund
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #105 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2012
Highest recorded position: #105 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #519 among boys in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Boys