Mathilde vs Oda
Mathilde 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, Mathilde was ranked #34 and Oda #87 among girls in Norway.
Mathilde and Oda over time
Mathilde and Oda appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Oda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mathilde in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Oda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mathilde 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
Mathilde and Oda changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1979 and 2025, ending at #34 and #87.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 46 shared years in Norway · Girls, Mathilde and Oda averaged 55.5 places apart, ending at #34 and #87.
- Longest-running competitions
Mathilde and Oda were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 46 years, from 1979 to 2025, ending at #34 and #87.
List by list
Norway · Girls46 shared years, 1979–2025
Mathilde held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Oda in 27.
Highest recorded here: Mathilde #20 in 2012, Oda #21 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mathilde #34, 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 | Mathilde | 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 | ||
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #34 (2025) | Norway · Girls #87 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mathilde has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Oda.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Mathilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #363 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: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2012 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #34 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