May-Britt vs Oddveig
May-Britt and Oddveigcompared 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 1987, May-Britt was ranked #459 and Oddveig #578 among girls in Norway.
May-Britt and Oddveig over time
May-Britt and Oddveig appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. May-Britt held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Oddveig 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.
Oddveig reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and May-Britt 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 1957, May-Britt moved ahead of Oddveig in Norway · Girls — #164 and #139 the year before became #168 and #187.
- Longest-running competitions
May-Britt and Oddveig were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1945 to 1987, ending at #459 and #578.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1945–1987
May-Britt held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Oddveig in 11.
Highest recorded here: May-Britt #92 in 1959, Oddveig #114 in 1955.
The order changed in 1957: May-Britt moved ahead. In 1956 they stood at #164 and #139; by 1957 that had become #168 and #187.
Most recent shared year, 1987: May-Britt #459, Oddveig #578.
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 | May-Britt | Oddveig |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #518 (1991) | Norway · Girls #578 (1987) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- May-Britt and Oddveig both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
May-Britt
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #289 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1991
Highest recorded position: #92 among girls in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–1991).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1991
Most recently recorded at #518 among girls in Norway, in 1991.
Norway · Girls
Oddveig
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #127 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1987
Highest recorded position: #114 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–1987).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1987
Most recently recorded at #578 among girls in Norway, in 1987.
Norway · Girls