Ingvald vs Oddvin
Ingvald 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 1974, Ingvald was ranked #561 and Oddvin #541 among boys in Norway.
Ingvald and Oddvin over time
Ingvald and Oddvin appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Ingvald held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Oddvin 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 Ingvald 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
Ingvald and Oddvin changed places 13 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 1974, ending at #561 and #541.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Ingvald #157 in 1948, Oddvin #187 in 1947.
List by list
Norway · Boys24 shared years, 1945–1974
Ingvald held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Oddvin in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ingvald #157 in 1948, Oddvin #187 in 1947.
The order changed in 1974: Oddvin moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #521 and #600; by 1974 that had become #561 and #541.
Most recent shared year, 1974: Ingvald #561, Oddvin #541.
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 | Ingvald | 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 #464 (2025) | Norway · Boys #615 (1976) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ingvald and Oddvin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ingvald
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #168 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: #157 among boys in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #464 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
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