Popular Names in Norway

Information from Statistics Norway. This data is based on the names and birth dates of current residents. This means that residents who have died are not included, hence the numbers are lower for early years. Additionally, this means the names of immigrants who were not born in the country will be included.
Boys
Rank Name Times
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Jan		 1,249
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Per		 1,209
3.
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Bjørn		 1,052
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Kjell		 1,034
5.
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Svein		 905
6.
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Arne		 869
7.
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Knut		 701
8.
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Harald		 681
9.
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Odd		 621
10.
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Hans		 583
11.
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Terje		 582
12.
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Gunnar		 495
13.
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Tore		 490
14.
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Rolf		 489
15.
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John		 481
16.
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Ole		 480
17.
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Tor		 477
18.
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Leif		 450
19.
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Steinar		 417
20.
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Olav		 414
21.
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Kåre		 397
22.
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Helge		 371
23.
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Einar		 353
24.
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Lars		 345
25.
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Nils		 332
26.
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Erik		 330
27.
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Egil		 320
28.
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Finn		 278
29.
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Magne		 271
30.
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Alf		 270
31.
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Karl		 263
32.
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Ivar		 262
33.
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Jon		 260
34.
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Arild		 254
35.
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Reidar		 252
36.
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Asbjørn		 236
37.
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Arvid		 234
37.
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Sverre		 234
39.
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Fred		 227
40.
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Thor		 219
41.
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Oddvar		 205
41.
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Stein		 205
43.
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Erling		 200
44.
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Ragnar		 191
45.
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Bjarne		 187
46.
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Johan		 181
47.
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Dag		 175
48.
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Tom		 171
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Trond		 171
50.
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Håkon		 166
50.
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Øyvind		 166
52.
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Roar		 162
53.
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Jens		 158
54.
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Anders		 148
55.
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Ove		 147
56.
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Ola		 141
57.
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Inge		 139
58.
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Frank		 138
59.
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Øystein		 136
60.
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Geir		 134
61.
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Sigmund		 132
62.
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Willy		 130
63.
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Trygve		 128
64.
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Torbjørn		 127
65.
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Åge		 126
66.
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Øivind		 122
67.
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Paul		 118
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Sven		 118
69.
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Dagfinn		 117
70.
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Jostein		 114
70.
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Peter		 114
72.
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Harry		 108
72.
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Vidar		 108
74.
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Jarle		 107
75.
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Johannes		 104
76.
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Sigurd		 101
77.
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Kai		 97
78.
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Roald		 93
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Kristian		 91
80.
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Roger		 89
81.
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Arve		 88
82.
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Atle		 86
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Birger		 86
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Eivind		 86
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Martin		 86
86.
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David		 85
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Robert		 85
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Arnfinn		 77
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Aage		 74
90.
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Jørgen		 73
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Roy		 73
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Ulf		 72
93.
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Oddbjørn		 70
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Johnny		 69
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Bernt		 67
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Olaf		 67
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Otto		 65
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Magnar		 63
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Pål		 63
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Thore		 63
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Girls
Rank Name Times
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Anne		 1,383
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Inger		 1,138
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Liv		 877
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Kari		 831
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Marit		 743
6.
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Bjørg		 697
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Berit		 651
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Eva		 616
9.
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Gerd		 554
10.
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Karin		 549
11.
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Randi		 512
12.
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Astrid		 507
13.
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Else		 501
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Solveig		 500
15.
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Aud		 497
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Turid		 497
17.
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Reidun		 398
18.
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Ragnhild		 388
19.
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Kirsten		 387
20.
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Tove		 368
21.
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Grethe		 355
22.
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Wenche		 344
23.
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Jorunn		 338
24.
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Laila		 335
25.
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Åse		 320
26.
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Ingrid		 311
27.
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Brit		 306
28.
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Grete		 304
29.
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Ellen		 300
30.
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Unni		 291
31.
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Eli		 290
32.
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Vigdis		 277
33.
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Britt		 251
34.
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Sissel		 222
35.
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Ruth		 199
36.
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Bodil		 186
37.
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Anna		 183
38.
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Rigmor		 173
39.
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Lillian		 154
40.
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Torill		 153
41.
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Elin		 150
42.
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Sonja		 147
43.
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Anne-Lise		 145
44.
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Elisabeth		 140
45.
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May		 137
46.
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Aase		 136
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Synnøve		 136
48.
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Gunvor		 133
49.
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Solfrid		 129
50.
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Jorun		 128
51.
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Kirsti		 123
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Sidsel		 123
53.
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Gunn		 120
54.
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Irene		 119
55.
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Mette		 116
56.
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Mary		 114
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Tone		 114
58.
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Ingebjørg		 113
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Birgit		 112
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Elsa		 112
61.
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Karen		 111
62.
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Signe		 110
63.
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Bente		 109
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Helga		 109
65.
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Torunn		 102
66.
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Ingeborg		 101
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Gro		 100
68.
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Aslaug		 97
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Marie		 97
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Sigrid		 95
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Lisbeth		 92
72.
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Olaug		 89
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Sigrun		 87
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Ann		 84
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Eldbjørg		 83
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Magnhild		 80
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Torhild		 80
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Erna		 78
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Greta		 78
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Svanhild		 78
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Målfrid		 77
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Gunhild		 69
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Lise		 69
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Tordis		 69
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Ingunn		 68
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Toril		 68
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Maria		 67
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Edith		 66
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Evy		 66
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Gudrun		 66
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Edel		 65
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Margit		 65
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Astri		 64
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Hanne		 64
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Kjellaug		 64
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Hilde		 63
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Mona		 63
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Anne-Marie		 62
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Marianne		 62
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Oddny		 62
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Popularity extremes for Norway