Oddrun vs Paula
Oddrun and Paulacompared 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 1986, Oddrun was ranked #665 and Paula #325 among girls in Norway.
Oddrun and Paula over time
Oddrun and Paula appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Oddrun held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Paula 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.
Paula reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Oddrun 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
Oddrun and Paula changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1986, ending at #665 and #325.
- Longest-running competitions
Oddrun and Paula were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 39 years, from 1945 to 1986, ending at #665 and #325.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Oddrun #105 in 1950, Paula #214 in 1949.
List by list
Norway · Girls39 shared years, 1945–1986
Oddrun held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Paula in 4.
Highest recorded here: Oddrun #105 in 1950, Paula #214 in 1949.
The order changed in 1983: Paula moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #461 and #463; by 1983 that had become #664 and #343.
Most recent shared year, 1986: Oddrun #665, Paula #325.
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 | Oddrun | Paula |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #665 (1986) | Norway · Girls #521 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Oddrun and Paula both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Oddrun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #119 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1986
Highest recorded position: #105 among girls in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–1986).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1986
Most recently recorded at #665 among girls in Norway, in 1986.
Norway · Girls
Paula
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #264 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1984
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 1970 (recorded 1954–1984).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #521 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls