Oddleif

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Oddleif: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Oddleif: Recorded since 1946, with a gap of 13 years, its highest recorded position is #237, and it was last ranked in 1984.

1registrar recorded it
20times a registrar ranked it
39years from first to last
#237highest recorded position
8groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Oddleif's record

Absent from every published list for 13 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1946–1984

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Norway · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1946	#337
1947	#237
1948	#340
1949	#239
1950	#332
1951	#299
1952	#371
1953	#267
1954	#284
1955	#341
1956	#262
1958	#339
1959	#439
1960	#416
1962	#502
1963	#517
1964	#462
1965	#493
1970	#585
1984	#638

VerifiedSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

What the data shows

FallingNorway · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 20 of the 39 years from 1946 to 1984.

Official data for Norway, 1946–1984 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

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

Oddleif by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Oddleif in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1940s	37	4 of 10	9
1950sbusiest	70	9 of 10	8
1960s	25	5 of 10	5
1970s	4	1 of 10	4
1980s	4	1 of 10	4

Across Norway · Boys, the 1950s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Oddleif appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1946 to 1984. Highest recorded position: #237 in Norway in 1947.

Oddleif's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1984	Norway	male	#638	4	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#585	4	High	Verified
1965	Norway	male	#493	5	High	Verified
1964	Norway	male	#462	6	High	Verified
1963	Norway	male	#517	4	High	Verified
1962	Norway	male	#502	4	High	Verified
1960	Norway	male	#416	6	High	Verified
1959	Norway	male	#439	5	High	Verified
1958	Norway	male	#339	8	High	Verified
1956	Norway	male	#262	12	High	Verified
1955	Norway	male	#341	7	High	Verified
1954	Norway	male	#284	9	High	Verified
1953	Norway	male	#267	10	High	Verified
1952	Norway	male	#371	5	High	Verified
1951	Norway	male	#299	8	High	Verified
1950	Norway	male	#332	6	High	Verified
1949	Norway	male	#239	12	High	Verified
1948	Norway	male	#340	6	High	Verified
1947	Norway	male	#237	13	High	Verified
1946	Norway	male	#337	6	High	Verified

Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1946 and 1984, ranked in 20 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #237, first reached in 1947.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 13 births, registered in Norway in 1947.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 13 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Oddgeir · #160, 48y
Oddlaug · #140, 21y
Oddmund · #105, 50y
Oddny · #87, 39y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Torodd · #237, 24y
Derval · #236, 23y
Dymphna · #236, 16y
Sigfrid · #238, 17y

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1940 and 1949.

Aida · #237, 69y
Jomar · #237, 34y
Torodd · #237, 24y
Sigfrid · #238, 17y

Oddleif was ranked #237 in Norway · Boys in 1947. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Oddleif and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Oddleif without appearing here.

Oddleif moved ahead of

Ludvig Compare
In 1964 they stood at #462 and #458 in Norway · Boys; by 1965 that had become #493 and #528.

Moved ahead of Oddleif

Oscar Compare
In 1983 they stood at #585 and #586 in Norway · Boys; by 1984 that had become #638 and #353.
Brian Compare
In 1961 they stood at #416 and #472 in Norway · Boys; by 1962 that had become #502 and #335.
Vegard Compare
In 1959 they stood at #439 and #451 in Norway · Boys; by 1960 that had become #416 and #250.
Adrian Compare
In 1961 they stood at #416 and #469 in Norway · Boys; by 1962 that had become #502 and #348.

Moved the opposite way to Oddleif

Anders Compare
Between 1946 and 1984 in Norway · Boys, Oddleif went from #337 to #638 while Anders went from #64 to #3.
Andreas Compare
Between 1946 and 1984 in Norway · Boys, Oddleif went from #337 to #638 while Andreas went from #121 to #5.
Christian Compare
Between 1946 and 1984 in Norway · Boys, Oddleif went from #337 to #638 while Christian went from #156 to #10.
Christopher Compare
Between 1946 and 1984 in Norway · Boys, Oddleif went from #337 to #638 while Christopher went from #306 to #88.

Moved the same way as Oddleif

Alan Compare
Between 1946 and 1984 in Norway · Boys, Oddleif went from #337 to #638 and Alan from #253 to #378.
Alfred Compare
Between 1946 and 1984 in Norway · Boys, Oddleif went from #337 to #638 and Alfred from #142 to #482.
Arild Compare
Between 1946 and 1984 in Norway · Boys, Oddleif went from #337 to #638 and Arild from #27 to #117.
Arne Compare
Between 1946 and 1984 in Norway · Boys, Oddleif went from #337 to #638 and Arne from #5 to #85.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1946 to 1984. Highest recorded position: #237 in Norway in 1947. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Oddleif

Oddleif at a glance

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What the data shows

Popularity journey

Oddleif by decade in Norway · Boys

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Oddleif at a glance

What stands out in Oddleif's record

Oddleif by decade in Norway · Boys

Oddleif appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Names published alongside Oddleif

Oddleif and the names beside it

Oddleif moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Oddleif

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