Leila vs Oda
Leila 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, Leila was ranked #409 and Oda #87 among girls in Norway.
Leila and Oda over time
Leila and Oda appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Oda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Leila 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.
Leila 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 37 shared years in Norway · Girls, Oda rose about as far as Leila fell — from #261 and #619 in 1972 to #409 and #87 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Leila and Oda were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1972 to 2025, ending at #409 and #87.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1972–2025
Leila held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Oda in 33.
Highest recorded here: Leila #261 in 1972, Oda #21 in 2007.
The order changed in 1983: Oda moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #297 and #460; by 1983 that had become #600 and #423.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Leila #409, 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 | Leila | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #268 (2025) | Norway · Girls #87 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Leila and Oda both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Leila
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #132 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #268 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · 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