Iselin vs Oda
Iselin and Odacompared 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 2025, Iselin was ranked #375 and Oda #87 among girls in Norway.
Iselin and Oda over time
Iselin and Oda appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Oda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Iselin 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.
Iselin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Oda 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 1989, Oda moved ahead of Iselin in Norway · Girls — #61 and #101 the year before became #65 and #60.
- Mirrored each other
Over 46 shared years in Norway · Girls, Oda rose about as far as Iselin fell — from #238 and #648 in 1979 to #375 and #87 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Iselin and Oda were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 46 years, from 1979 to 2025, ending at #375 and #87.
List by list
Norway · Girls46 shared years, 1979–2025
Iselin held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Oda in 37.
Highest recorded here: Iselin #60 in 1991, Oda #21 in 2007.
The order changed in 1989: Oda moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #61 and #101; by 1989 that had become #65 and #60.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Iselin #375, Oda #87.
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 | Iselin | Oda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #375 (2025) | Norway · Girls #87 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Iselin has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Oda.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Iselin
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #538 among girls in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1973–2025
Highest recorded position: #60 among girls in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1973–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #375 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Oda
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #351 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #87 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls