Margareth vs Oddrun
Margareth and Oddruncompared 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 1983, Margareth was ranked #543 and Oddrun #664 among girls in Norway.
Margareth and Oddrun over time
Margareth and Oddrun appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Oddrun held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Margareth 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.
Oddrun reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Margareth 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
Margareth and Oddrun changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1983, ending at #543 and #664.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 37 shared years in Norway · Girls, Margareth and Oddrun averaged 44.5 places apart, ending at #543 and #664.
- Longest-running competitions
Margareth and Oddrun were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1945 to 1983, ending at #543 and #664.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1945–1983
Margareth held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Oddrun in 25.
Highest recorded here: Margareth #113 in 1953, Oddrun #105 in 1950.
The order changed in 1978: Margareth moved ahead. In 1977 they stood at #353 and #322; by 1978 that had become #265 and #483.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Margareth #543, Oddrun #664.
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 | Margareth | Oddrun |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #613 (1992) | Norway · Girls #665 (1986) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Margareth has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Oddrun.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Margareth
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #240 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1992
Highest recorded position: #113 among girls in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–1992).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #613 among girls in Norway, in 1992.
Norway · Girls
Oddrun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #119 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1986
Highest recorded position: #105 among girls in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–1986).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1986
Most recently recorded at #665 among girls in Norway, in 1986.
Norway · Girls