Nina vs Oda
Nina 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, Nina was ranked #195 and Oda #87 among girls in Norway.
Nina and Oda over time
Nina 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, Nina 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.
Nina 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 1993, Oda moved ahead of Nina in Norway · Girls — #39 and #52 the year before became #47 and #45.
- Mirrored each other
Over 50 shared years in Norway · Girls, Oda rose about as far as Nina fell — from #94 and #351 in 1949 to #195 and #87 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Nina and Oda were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 50 years, from 1949 to 2025, ending at #195 and #87.
List by list
Norway · Girls50 shared years, 1949–2025
Nina held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Oda in 33.
Highest recorded here: Nina #6 in 1962, Oda #21 in 2007.
The order changed in 1993: Oda moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #39 and #52; by 1993 that had become #47 and #45.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Nina #195, 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 | Nina | Oda |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of names ending in '-nina', such as Antonina or Giannina; imported to Western Europe from Russia and Italy in the 19th century. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Various (Russian/Italian short-form tradition) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnʲi.nə/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #112 (2025) | Norway · Girls #87 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Nina has a recorded origin (Various (Russian/Italian short-form tradition)); Oda does not have one recorded yet.
- Nina and Oda both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Nina; Oda doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Nina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #132 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 1964 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #195 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