Jorid vs Oddveig
Jorid and Oddveigcompared 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 1982, Jorid was ranked #577 and Oddveig #594 among girls in Norway.
Jorid and Oddveig over time
Jorid and Oddveig appear together in 1 published list, across 34 years of shared records. Oddveig held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jorid 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.
Jorid reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Oddveig 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
Jorid and Oddveig changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1982, ending at #577 and #594.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 34 shared years in Norway · Girls, Jorid and Oddveig averaged 56.8 places apart, ending at #577 and #594.
- Longest-running competitions
Jorid and Oddveig were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1945 to 1982, ending at #577 and #594.
List by list
Norway · Girls34 shared years, 1945–1982
Jorid held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Oddveig in 22.
Highest recorded here: Jorid #126 in 1952, Oddveig #114 in 1955.
The order changed in 1973: Jorid moved ahead. In 1972 they stood at #370 and #263; by 1973 that had become #312 and #351.
Most recent shared year, 1982: Jorid #577, Oddveig #594.
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 | Jorid | Oddveig |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #594 (2010) | Norway · Girls #578 (1987) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jorid and Oddveig both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Jorid
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #159 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2010
Highest recorded position: #126 among girls in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1945–2010).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2010
Most recently recorded at #594 among girls in Norway, in 2010.
Norway · Girls
Oddveig
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #127 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1987
Highest recorded position: #114 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–1987).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1987
Most recently recorded at #578 among girls in Norway, in 1987.
Norway · Girls