Oddleif vs Per-Erik
Oddleif and Per-Erikcompared 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 1970, Oddleif was ranked #585 and Per-Erik #545 among boys in Norway.
Oddleif and Per-Erik over time
Oddleif and Per-Erik appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Oddleif held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Per-Erik 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.
Per-Erik reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Oddleif 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 · Boys8 shared years, 1946–1970
Oddleif held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Per-Erik in 1.
Highest recorded here: Oddleif #332 in 1950, Per-Erik #338 in 1946.
The order changed in 1970: Per-Erik moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #493 and #495; by 1970 that had become #585 and #545.
Most recent shared year, 1970: Oddleif #585, Per-Erik #545.
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 | Oddleif | Per-Erik |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #638 (1984) | Norway · Boys #604 (1988) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Oddleif has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Per-Erik.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Oddleif
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #337 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–1984
Highest recorded position: #237 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1946–1984).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1984
Most recently recorded at #638 among boys in Norway, in 1984.
Norway · Boys
Per-Erik
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #338 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–1988
Highest recorded position: #338 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1946–1988).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1988
Most recently recorded at #604 among boys in Norway, in 1988.
Norway · Boys