Oddgeir vs Scott
Oddgeir and Scottcompared 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 Scott #352 among boys in Norway.
Oddgeir and Scott over time
Oddgeir and Scott appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Oddgeir held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Scott 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 Scott 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1957–1995
Oddgeir held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Scott in 5.
Highest recorded here: Oddgeir #205 in 1957, Scott #347 in 1993.
The order changed in 1993: Scott moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #592 and #594; by 1993 that had become #623 and #347.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Oddgeir #547, Scott #352.
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 | Scott |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | An English/Scottish surname referring to a person from Scotland or a Scottish Gaelic speaker, from Latin 'Scoti' ('Gael, Gaelic speaker') — the ultimate origin of that Latin term is itself uncertain. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English/Scottish (surname origin) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈskɑt/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #547 (1995) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #198 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Scott has a recorded origin (English/Scottish (surname origin)); Oddgeir does not have one recorded yet.
- Oddgeir has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Scott.
- A meaning is recorded for Scott; Oddgeir doesn't have one written yet.
- 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
Scott
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #75 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1957–1999
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1973 (recorded 1957–1999).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #365 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys