Oddmund vs Samir
Oddmund and Samircompared 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 2012, Oddmund was ranked #519 and Samir #397 among boys in Norway.
Oddmund and Samir over time
Oddmund and Samir appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Samir held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Oddmund 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.
Oddmund reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Samir 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
Oddmund and Samir changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1957 and 2012, ending at #519 and #397.
- Longest-running competitions
Oddmund and Samir were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 33 years, from 1957 to 2012, ending at #519 and #397.
List by list
Norway · Boys33 shared years, 1957–2012
Oddmund held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Samir in 21.
Highest recorded here: Oddmund #165 in 1957, Samir #275 in 1964.
The order changed in 2012: Samir moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #553 and #558; by 2012 that had become #519 and #397.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Oddmund #519, Samir #397.
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 | Oddmund | Samir |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #519 (2012) | Norway · Boys #518 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Oddmund and Samir both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Oddmund
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #105 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2012
Highest recorded position: #105 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2012).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #519 among boys in Norway, in 2012.
Norway · Boys
Samir
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #445 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2025
Highest recorded position: #275 among boys in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1957–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #518 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys