Magne vs Odd
Magne and Oddcompared 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 2025, Magne was ranked #201 and Odd #413 among boys in Norway.
Magne and Odd over time
Magne and Odd appear together in 1 published list, across 80 years of shared records. Odd held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Magne 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.
Magne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Odd 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
Magne and Odd changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #201 and #413.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 80 shared years in Norway · Boys, Magne and Odd averaged 57.4 places apart, ending at #201 and #413.
- Longest-running competitions
Magne and Odd were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 80 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #201 and #413.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Magne #28 in 1945, Odd #7 in 1947.
List by list
Norway · Boys80 shared years, 1945–2025
Magne held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Odd in 64.
Highest recorded here: Magne #28 in 1945, Odd #7 in 1947.
The order changed in 2020: Magne moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #381 and #311; by 2020 that had become #275 and #470.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Magne #201, Odd #413.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Odd
Pairs where Odd shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Odd vs Olav
In 1945 they stood at #9 and #18 in Norway · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2025 they were #413 and #10.
Odd · Olav · 80 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Ole vs Odd
In 1945 they stood at #16 and #9 in Norway · Boys, 7 places apart; by 2025 they were #52 and #413.
Ole · Odd · 80 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Bjørn vs Odd
In 1945 they stood at #3 and #9 in Norway · Boys, 6 places apart; by 2025 they were #56 and #413.
Bjørn · Odd · 80 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Odd vs Hans
In 1945 they stood at #9 and #11 in Norway · Boys, 2 places apart; by 2025 they were #413 and #97.
Odd · Hans · 80 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Magne | Odd |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #201 (2025) | Norway · Boys #413 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Magne has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Odd.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Magne
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #28 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #28 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #201 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Odd
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #9 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #7 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys