Juan vs Oddbjørn
Juan and Oddbjørncompared 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 2006, Juan was ranked #466 and Oddbjørn #556 among boys in Norway.
Juan and Oddbjørn over time
Juan and Oddbjørn appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Oddbjørn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Juan 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.
Oddbjørn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Juan 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
Juan and Oddbjørn changed places 15 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2006, ending at #466 and #556.
- Longest-running competitions
Juan and Oddbjørn were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 56 years, from 1946 to 2006, ending at #466 and #556.
List by list
Norway · Boys56 shared years, 1946–2006
Juan held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Oddbjørn in 43.
Highest recorded here: Juan #209 in 1977, Oddbjørn #79 in 1950.
The order changed in 2005: Juan moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #433 and #382; by 2005 that had become #388 and #467.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Juan #466, Oddbjørn #556.
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 | Juan | Oddbjørn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #582 (2024) | Norway · Boys #549 (2013) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Juan and Oddbjørn both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Juan
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #347 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2016
Highest recorded position: #209 among boys in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1946–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Oddbjørn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #87 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #79 among boys in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #549 among boys in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Boys