Oddmund vs Tore
Oddmund and Torecompared 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 Tore #527 among boys in Norway.
Oddmund and Tore over time
Oddmund and Tore appear together in 1 published list, across 50 years of shared records. Tore 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.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Oddmund and Tore were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 50 years, from 1945 to 2012, ending at #519 and #527.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Oddmund #105 in 1945, Tore #12 in 1945.
List by list
Norway · Boys50 shared years, 1945–2012
Oddmund held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Tore in 49.
Highest recorded here: Oddmund #105 in 1945, Tore #12 in 1945.
The order changed in 2012: Oddmund moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #553 and #319; by 2012 that had become #519 and #527.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Oddmund #519, Tore #527.
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 Tore
Pairs where Tore shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Olav vs Tore
In 1945 they stood at #18 and #12 in Norway · Boys, 6 places apart; by 2025 they were #10 and #368.
Olav · Tore · 79 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Ole vs Tore
In 1945 they stood at #16 and #12 in Norway · Boys, 4 places apart; by 2025 they were #52 and #368.
Ole · Tore · 79 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Bjørn vs Tore
In 1945 they stood at #3 and #12 in Norway · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2025 they were #56 and #368.
Bjørn · Tore · 79 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Odd vs Tore
Odd and Tore changed places 29 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #413 and #368.
Odd · Tore · 78 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Oddmund | Tore |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #519 (2012) | Norway · Boys #368 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Oddmund and Tore 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
Tore
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #12 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #368 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys