Malika vs Oda
Malika 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 2023, Malika was ranked #521 and Oda #73 among girls in Norway.
Malika and Oda over time
Malika and Oda appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Oda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Malika 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.
Oda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Malika 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 Malika in Norway · Girls — #525 and #619 the year before became #677 and #60.
List by list
Norway · Girls15 shared years, 1972–2023
Malika held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Oda in 14.
Highest recorded here: Malika #452 in 2019, Oda #21 in 2007.
The order changed in 1989: Oda moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #525 and #619; by 1989 that had become #677 and #60.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Malika #521, Oda #73.
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 | Malika | 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) | 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) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Malika has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Oda.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Malika
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #429 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2023
Highest recorded position: #370 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1958–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1491 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
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