Oddbjørn vs Svein
Oddbjørn and Sveincompared 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 · Boys
In 2013, Oddbjørn was ranked #549 and Svein #559 among boys in Norway.
Oddbjørn and Svein over time
Oddbjørn and Svein appear together in 1 published list, across 62 years of shared records. Svein held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Oddbjørn 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.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Oddbjørn and Svein were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 62 years, from 1945 to 2013, ending at #549 and #559.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Oddbjørn #79 in 1950, Svein #4 in 1950.
List by list
Norway · Boys62 shared years, 1945–2013
Oddbjørn held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Svein in 61.
Highest recorded here: Oddbjørn #79 in 1950, Svein #4 in 1950.
The order changed in 2013: Oddbjørn moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #556 and #326; by 2013 that had become #549 and #559.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Oddbjørn #549, Svein #559.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Svein
Pairs where Svein shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Svein vs Tore
Svein and Tore changed places 24 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2023, ending at #267 and #398.
Svein · Tore · 77 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Kjell vs Svein
Kjell and Svein changed places 19 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2023, ending at #432 and #267.
Kjell · Svein · 77 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Svein vs Pål
Svein and Pål changed places 18 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2023, ending at #267 and #374.
Svein · Pål · 77 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Svein vs Odd
Svein and Odd changed places 16 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2023, ending at #267 and #524.
Svein · Odd · 76 shared years, 1945–2023 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Oddbjørn | Svein |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #549 (2013) | Norway · Boys #267 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Oddbjørn and Svein both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Oddbjørn
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #87 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #79 among boys in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #549 among boys in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Boys
Svein
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #5 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #267 among boys in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Boys