Oddgeir vs Said
Oddgeir and Saidcompared 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 1995, Oddgeir was ranked #547 and Said #371 among boys in Norway.
Oddgeir and Said over time
Oddgeir and Said appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Oddgeir held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Said 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.
Oddgeir reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Said 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
Oddgeir and Said changed places 13 times in Norway · Boys between 1950 and 1995, ending at #547 and #371.
- Longest-running competitions
Oddgeir and Said were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 35 years, from 1950 to 1995, ending at #547 and #371.
List by list
Norway · Boys35 shared years, 1950–1995
Oddgeir held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Said in 16.
Highest recorded here: Oddgeir #194 in 1959, Said #225 in 1965.
The order changed in 1984: Said moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #317 and #319; by 1984 that had become #368 and #245.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Oddgeir #547, Said #371.
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 | Oddgeir | Said |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #547 (1995) | Norway · Boys #474 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Oddgeir has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Said.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Oddgeir
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #321 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1995
Highest recorded position: #160 among boys in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1945–1995).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1995
Most recently recorded at #547 among boys in Norway, in 1995.
Norway · Boys
Said
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #388 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1950–2025
Highest recorded position: #225 among boys in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1950–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #474 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys