Oddbjørg vs Runa
Oddbjørg and Runacompared 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 1981, Oddbjørg was ranked #658 and Runa #363 among girls in Norway.
Oddbjørg and Runa over time
Oddbjørg and Runa appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Oddbjørg held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Runa 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.
Oddbjørg reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Runa 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
Oddbjørg and Runa changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1981, ending at #658 and #363.
- Longest-running competitions
Oddbjørg and Runa were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1945 to 1981, ending at #658 and #363.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1945–1981
Oddbjørg held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Runa in 10.
Highest recorded here: Oddbjørg #89 in 1948, Runa #165 in 1962.
The order changed in 1971: Runa moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #309 and #346; by 1971 that had become #595 and #419.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Oddbjørg #658, Runa #363.
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 | Oddbjørg | Runa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #658 (1981) | Norway · Girls #226 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Oddbjørg has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Runa.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Oddbjørg
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #103 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1981
Highest recorded position: #89 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–1981).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1981
Most recently recorded at #658 among girls in Norway, in 1981.
Norway · Girls
Runa
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #290 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: #165 among girls in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls