Irina vs Oddny
Irina and Oddnycompared 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 · Girls
In 1984, Irina was ranked #213 and Oddny #666 among girls in Norway.
Irina and Oddny over time
Irina and Oddny appear together in 1 published list, across 34 years of shared records. Irina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Oddny 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.
Oddny reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Irina 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
Irina and Oddny changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1950 and 1984, ending at #213 and #666.
- Longest-running competitions
Irina and Oddny were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1950 to 1984, ending at #213 and #666.
List by list
Norway · Girls34 shared years, 1950–1984
Irina held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Oddny in 14.
Highest recorded here: Irina #136 in 1962, Oddny #87 in 1953.
The order changed in 1967: Irina moved ahead. In 1966 they stood at #199 and #192; by 1967 that had become #204 and #222.
Most recent shared year, 1984: Irina #213, Oddny #666.
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 | Irina | Oddny |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Norway · Girls #666 (1984) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Irina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Oddny.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Irina
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2023
Highest recorded position: #136 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1950–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Oddny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #91 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1984
Highest recorded position: #87 among girls in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–1984).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1984
Most recently recorded at #666 among girls in Norway, in 1984.
Norway · Girls