Hallstein vs Oddvin
Hallstein and Oddvincompared 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 1976, Hallstein was ranked #552 and Oddvin #615 among boys in Norway.
Hallstein and Oddvin over time
Hallstein and Oddvin appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Oddvin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hallstein 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.
Oddvin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hallstein 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
Hallstein and Oddvin changed places 11 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 1976, ending at #552 and #615.
List by list
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 1945–1976
Hallstein held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Oddvin in 14.
Highest recorded here: Hallstein #218 in 1953, Oddvin #187 in 1947.
The order changed in 1976: Hallstein moved ahead. In 1975 they stood at #611 and #541; by 1976 that had become #552 and #615.
Most recent shared year, 1976: Hallstein #552, Oddvin #615.
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 | Hallstein | Oddvin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #528 (1991) | Norway · Boys #615 (1976) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hallstein and Oddvin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hallstein
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #283 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1991
Highest recorded position: #218 among boys in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–1991).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1991
Most recently recorded at #528 among boys in Norway, in 1991.
Norway · Boys
Oddvin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #262 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1976
Highest recorded position: #187 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–1976).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1976
Most recently recorded at #615 among boys in Norway, in 1976.
Norway · Boys