Maria vs Oddny
Maria and Oddnycompared 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 1984, Maria was ranked #4 and Oddny #666 among girls in Norway.
Maria and Oddny over time
Maria and Oddny appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Maria held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Oddny 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.
Oddny reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maria 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 1954, Maria moved ahead of Oddny in Norway · Girls — #89 and #87 the year before became #104 and #114.
- Longest-running competitions
Maria and Oddny were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 39 years, from 1945 to 1984, ending at #4 and #666.
List by list
Norway · Girls39 shared years, 1945–1984
Maria held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Oddny in 7.
Highest recorded here: Maria #3 in 1982, Oddny #87 in 1953.
The order changed in 1954: Maria moved ahead. In 1953 they stood at #89 and #87; by 1954 that had become #104 and #114.
Most recent shared year, 1984: Maria #4, Oddny #666.
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 | Maria | Oddny |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | The Latin form of Greek Maria, from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /mɑ.ˈriː.ɑ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #62 (2025) | Norway · Girls #666 (1984) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maria has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission); Oddny does not have one recorded yet.
- Maria and Oddny both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Maria; Oddny doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Maria
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #126 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #62 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Oddny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #91 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1984
Highest recorded position: #87 among girls in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–1984).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1984
Most recently recorded at #666 among girls in Norway, in 1984.
Norway · Girls