Oddvin vs Villy
Oddvin and Villycompared 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 1964, Oddvin was ranked #344 and Villy #442 among boys in Norway.
Oddvin and Villy over time
Oddvin and Villy appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Villy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Oddvin 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.
Villy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Oddvin 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
Oddvin and Villy changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 1964, ending at #344 and #442.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Oddvin #187 in 1947, Villy #163 in 1946.
List by list
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1945–1964
Oddvin held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Villy in 14.
Highest recorded here: Oddvin #187 in 1947, Villy #163 in 1946.
The order changed in 1962: Oddvin moved ahead. In 1961 they stood at #334 and #316; by 1962 that had become #463 and #474.
Most recent shared year, 1964: Oddvin #344, Villy #442.
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 | Oddvin | Villy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #615 (1976) | Norway · Boys #556 (1966) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Oddvin and Villy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Oddvin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #262 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1976
Highest recorded position: #187 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–1976).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1976
Most recently recorded at #615 among boys in Norway, in 1976.
Norway · Boys
Villy
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #209 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1966
Highest recorded position: #163 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–1966).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1966
Most recently recorded at #556 among boys in Norway, in 1966.
Norway · Boys