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.

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Boys · Girls

Rank	Name	Times	Rank	Num.	Pct.
Boys			Change
1.	Jan	1,476	0	+227	+18.2%
7.	Knut	892	0	+191	+27.2%
5.	Arne	1,041	+1	+172	+19.8%
2.	Per	1,371	0	+162	+13.4%
11.	Gunnar	638	+1	+143	+28.9%
8.	Odd	759	+1	+138	+22.2%
6.	Svein	1,022	-1	+117	+12.9%
9.	Terje	687	+2	+105	+18.0%
18.	Helge	473	+4	+102	+27.5%
13.	Tore	591	0	+101	+20.6%
3.	Bjørn	1,139	0	+87	+8.3%
36.	Tom	254	+12	+83	+48.5%
27.	Arild	328	+7	+74	+29.1%
4.	Kjell	1,106	0	+72	+7.0%
10.	Hans	647	0	+64	+11.0%
28.	Ivar	324	+4	+62	+23.7%
14.	Ole	537	+2	+57	+11.9%
15.	Tor	534	+2	+57	+11.9%
46.	Geir	188	+14	+54	+40.3%
41.	Dag	224	+6	+49	+28.0%
31.	Jon	308	+2	+48	+18.5%
54.	Øivind	169	+12	+47	+38.5%
49.	Ola	186	+7	+45	+31.9%
53.	Åge	170	+12	+44	+34.9%
22.	Einar	396	+1	+43	+12.2%
73.	Roy	114	+17	+41	+56.2%
67.	Robert	123	+19	+38	+44.7%
25.	Erik	364	+1	+34	+10.3%
30.	Finn	312	-2	+34	+12.2%
57.	Torbjørn	161	+7	+34	+26.8%
41.	Ragnar	224	+3	+33	+17.3%
57.	Trygve	161	+6	+33	+25.8%
51.	Ove	179	+4	+32	+21.8%
60.	Paul	150	+7	+32	+27.1%
16.	Rolf	520	-2	+31	+6.3%
86.	Magnar	94	+12	+31	+49.2%
62.	Vidar	137	+10	+29	+26.9%
17.	John	509	-2	+28	+5.8%
55.	Inge	167	+2	+28	+20.1%
65.	Jarle	135	+9	+28	+26.2%
24.	Lars	372	0	+27	+7.8%
44.	Johan	205	+2	+24	+13.3%
85.	Ulf	96	+7	+24	+33.3%
88.	Bernt	91	+7	+24	+35.8%
35.	Asbjørn	259	+1	+23	+9.7%
59.	Øystein	158	0	+22	+16.2%
89.	Petter	84	new	new	new
76.	Eivind	106	+6	+20	+23.3%
37.	Sverre	252	0	+18	+7.7%
80.	David	103	+6	+18	+21.2%
46.	Trond	188	+2	+17	+9.9%
77.	Arve	105	+4	+17	+19.3%
89.	Olaf	84	+6	+17	+25.4%
39.	Thor	235	+1	+16	+7.3%
43.	Stein	221	-2	+16	+7.8%
94.	Morten	79	new	new	new
95.	Tormod	78	new	new	new
82.	Birger	99	0	+13	+15.1%
97.	Pål	76	+1	+13	+20.6%
99.	Stig	75	new	new	new
32.	Magne	282	-3	+11	+4.1%
33.	Karl	274	-2	+11	+4.2%
52.	Øyvind	177	-2	+11	+6.6%
78.	Roald	104	0	+11	+11.8%
93.	Oddbjørn	81	0	+11	+15.7%
100.	Michael	74	new	new	new
66.	Jostein	124	+4	+10	+8.8%
82.	Roger	99	-2	+10	+11.2%
67.	Peter	123	+3	+9	+7.9%
75.	Sigurd	110	+1	+9	+8.9%
91.	Jørgen	82	-1	+9	+12.3%
56.	Jens	166	-3	+8	+5.1%
71.	Harry	116	+1	+8	+7.4%
26.	Nils	339	-1	+7	+2.1%
87.	Atle	93	-5	+7	+8.1%
19.	Leif	456	-1	+6	+1.3%
20.	Olav	418	0	+4	+1.0%
63.	Sigmund	136	-2	+4	+3.0%
70.	Sven	121	-3	+3	+2.5%
81.	Kai	100	-4	+3	+3.1%
29.	Egil	322	-2	+2	+0.6%
45.	Erling	201	-2	+1	+0.5%
78.	Johannes	104	-3	0	0.0%
97.	Arnfinn	76	-9	-1	-1.3%
91.	Martin	82	-9	-4	-4.7%
50.	Bjarne	182	-5	-5	-2.7%
67.	Willy	123	-5	-7	-5.4%
40.	Arvid	226	-3	-8	-3.4%
34.	Alf	261	-4	-9	-3.3%
21.	Steinar	407	-2	-10	-2.4%
61.	Anders	138	-7	-10	-6.8%
38.	Reidar	241	-3	-11	-4.4%
96.	Kristian	77	-17	-14	-15.4%
48.	Oddvar	187	-7	-18	-8.8%
84.	Dagfinn	98	-15	-19	-16.2%
71.	Frank	116	-13	-22	-15.9%
23.	Kåre	373	-2	-24	-6.0%
63.	Roar	136	-11	-26	-16.0%
12.	Harald	634	-4	-47	-6.9%
74.	Håkon	112	-24	-54	-32.5%

Rank	Name	Times	Rank	Num.	Pct.
Girls			Change
1.	Anne	1,585	0	+202	+14.6%
3.	Kari	993	+1	+162	+19.5%
30.	Torill	315	+10	+162	+106%
37.	Toril	211	+48	+143	+210%
5.	Marit	874	0	+131	+17.6%
27.	Sissel	343	+7	+121	+54.5%
6.	Bjørg	814	0	+117	+16.8%
2.	Inger	1,245	0	+107	+9.4%
8.	Eva	717	0	+101	+16.4%
4.	Liv	953	-1	+76	+8.7%
7.	Berit	726	0	+75	+11.5%
10.	Randi	582	+1	+70	+13.7%
26.	Vigdis	345	+6	+68	+24.5%
12.	Turid	563	+3	+66	+13.3%
43.	Bente	174	+20	+65	+59.6%
42.	Tone	176	+14	+62	+54.4%
32.	Britt	309	+1	+58	+23.1%
63.	Torild	120	new	new	new
20.	Jorunn	395	+3	+57	+16.9%
39.	Elisabeth	197	+5	+57	+40.7%
38.	Elin	202	+3	+52	+34.7%
17.	Reidun	444	0	+46	+11.6%
62.	Torhild	125	+14	+45	+56.3%
25.	Ingrid	351	+1	+40	+12.9%
18.	Tove	406	+2	+38	+10.3%
21.	Wenche	382	+1	+38	+11.0%
23.	Åse	358	+2	+38	+11.9%
9.	Gerd	591	0	+37	+6.7%
47.	Gunn	156	+6	+36	+30.0%
46.	May	172	-1	+35	+25.5%
57.	Sigrid	130	+13	+35	+36.8%
50.	Karen	145	+11	+34	+30.6%
36.	Bodil	218	0	+32	+17.2%
49.	Mette	146	+6	+30	+25.9%
72.	Lise	97	+10	+28	+40.6%
76.	Mona	91	+20	+28	+44.4%
11.	Karin	575	-1	+26	+4.7%
64.	Lisbeth	118	+7	+26	+28.3%
61.	Torunn	127	+4	+25	+24.5%
74.	Ingunn	93	+11	+25	+36.8%
79.	Rita	86	new	new	new
31.	Unni	314	-1	+23	+7.9%
29.	Grete	326	-1	+22	+7.2%
55.	Mary	136	+1	+22	+19.3%
43.	Lillian	174	-4	+20	+13.0%
48.	Aase	155	-2	+19	+14.0%
53.	Irene	138	+1	+19	+16.0%
72.	Greta	97	+6	+19	+24.4%
13.	Solveig	518	+1	+18	+3.6%
59.	Signe	128	+3	+18	+16.4%
50.	Solfrid	145	-1	+16	+12.4%
59.	Elsa	128	0	+16	+14.3%
19.	Kirsten	402	0	+15	+3.9%
53.	Sidsel	138	-2	+15	+12.2%
82.	Gunhild	84	0	+15	+21.7%
83.	Hanne	79	+10	+15	+23.4%
85.	Åshild	77	new	new	new
67.	Gro	113	0	+13	+13.0%
14.	Aud	507	+1	+10	+2.0%
84.	Tordis	78	-2	+9	+13.0%
91.	Sylvi	71	new	new	new
33.	Ellen	308	-4	+8	+2.7%
71.	Marie	105	-3	+8	+8.2%
77.	Magnhild	88	-1	+8	+10.0%
86.	Maria	75	+1	+8	+11.9%
94.	Marianne	70	+4	+8	+12.9%
96.	Ellinor	69	new	new	new
96.	Evelyn	69	new	new	new
65.	Helga	115	-2	+6	+5.5%
88.	Evy	72	0	+6	+9.1%
91.	Edel	71	0	+6	+9.2%
94.	Kjellaug	70	-1	+6	+9.4%
99.	Judith	68	new	new	new
40.	Anna	188	-3	+5	+2.7%
96.	Astri	69	-3	+5	+7.8%
28.	Laila	338	-4	+3	+0.9%
24.	Grethe	356	-3	+1	+0.3%
45.	Rigmor	173	-7	0	0.0%
55.	Synnøve	136	-9	0	0.0%
52.	Anne-Lise	144	-9	-1	-0.7%
15.	Else	498	-2	-3	-0.6%
69.	Birgit	109	-10	-3	-2.7%
79.	Olaug	86	-7	-3	-3.4%
58.	Gunvor	129	-10	-4	-3.0%
75.	Aslaug	92	-7	-5	-5.2%
88.	Erna	72	-10	-6	-7.7%
88.	Svanhild	72	-10	-6	-7.7%
99.	Målfrid	68	-18	-9	-11.7%
67.	Kirsti	113	-16	-10	-8.1%
87.	Ann	73	-13	-11	-13.1%
41.	Ruth	187	-6	-12	-6.0%
91.	Eldbjørg	71	-16	-12	-14.5%
79.	Ingeborg	86	-13	-15	-14.9%
22.	Ragnhild	372	-4	-16	-4.1%
70.	Jorun	108	-20	-20	-15.6%
35.	Eli	264	-4	-26	-9.0%
78.	Ingebjørg	87	-20	-26	-23.0%
34.	Brit	279	-7	-27	-8.8%
16.	Astrid	475	-4	-32	-6.3%
65.	Sonja	115	-23	-32	-21.8%

Popularity extremes for Norway