Marion vs Oda
Marion 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, Marion was ranked #253 and Oda #87 among girls in Norway.
Marion and Oda over time
Marion and Oda appear together in 1 published list, across 50 years of shared records. Oda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marion 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.
Marion 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1987, Oda moved ahead of Marion in Norway · Girls — #191 and #194 the year before became #263 and #131.
- Mirrored each other
Over 50 shared years in Norway · Girls, Oda rose about as far as Marion fell — from #141 and #351 in 1949 to #253 and #87 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Marion and Oda were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 50 years, from 1949 to 2025, ending at #253 and #87.
List by list
Norway · Girls50 shared years, 1949–2025
Marion held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Oda in 39.
Highest recorded here: Marion #125 in 1953, Oda #21 in 2007.
The order changed in 1987: Oda moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #191 and #194; by 1987 that had become #263 and #131.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Marion #253, 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 | Marion | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #253 (2025) | 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
- Marion and Oda both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Marion
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #183 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1957
Highest recorded position: #57 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1957).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #253 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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