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Oddgeir vs Ulrik

Oddgeir and Ulrikcompared 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 Ulrik #194 among boys in Norway.

Oddgeir and Ulrik over time

Oddgeir and Ulrik appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Oddgeir held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ulrik 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 Ulrik 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 · Boys23 shared years, 19461995

    Oddgeir held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Ulrik in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Oddgeir #180 in 1954, Ulrik #169 in 1994.

    The order changed in 1988: Ulrik moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #476 and #486; by 1988 that had become #554 and #245.

    Most recent shared year, 1995: Oddgeir #547, Ulrik #194.

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 Ulrik

Pairs where Ulrik shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Oddgeir, Ulrik
FieldOddgeirUlrik
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNONO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #547 (1995)Norway · Boys #14 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Oddgeir and Ulrik both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Oddgeir

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–1995

    Highest recorded position: #160 among boys in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1945–1995).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent1995

    Most recently recorded at #547 among boys in Norway, in 1995.

    Norway · Boys

Ulrik

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #364 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #14 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys