Oddlaug vs Wigdis
Oddlaug and Wigdiscompared 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 1963, Oddlaug was ranked #523 and Wigdis #444 among girls in Norway.
Oddlaug and Wigdis over time
Oddlaug and Wigdis appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Oddlaug held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Wigdis 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.
Wigdis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Oddlaug 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
Oddlaug and Wigdis changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1963, ending at #523 and #444.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Oddlaug #140 in 1950, Wigdis #186 in 1948.
List by list
Norway · Girls18 shared years, 1945–1963
Oddlaug held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Wigdis in 5.
Highest recorded here: Oddlaug #140 in 1950, Wigdis #186 in 1948.
The order changed in 1963: Wigdis moved ahead. In 1962 they stood at #349 and #391; by 1963 that had become #523 and #444.
Most recent shared year, 1963: Oddlaug #523, Wigdis #444.
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 | Oddlaug | Wigdis |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #565 (1972) | Norway · Girls #531 (1969) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Oddlaug and Wigdis both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Oddlaug
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #178 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1972
Highest recorded position: #140 among girls in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–1972).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1972
Most recently recorded at #565 among girls in Norway, in 1972.
Norway · Girls
Wigdis
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #222 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1969
Highest recorded position: #186 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–1969).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1969
Most recently recorded at #531 among girls in Norway, in 1969.
Norway · Girls