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
Rank Name Times +/-
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Willy		 117 -2
47.
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Vidar		 178 +9
87.
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Ulf		 81 +1
67.
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Trygve		 116 -6
37.
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Trond		 233 +1
84.
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Torstein		 92 +7
90.
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Torgeir		 77 new
15.
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Tore		 507 +1
43.
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Torbjørn		 189 +10
11.
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Tor		 555 +4
35.
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Tom		 252 +4
40.
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Thor		 216 +1
9.
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Terje		 630 0
38.
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Sverre		 226 -6
81.
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Sven		 96 -3
5.
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Svein		 977 0
21.
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Steinar		 369 -1
45.
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Stein		 184 +4
72.
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Sigmund		 111 +2
63.
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Rune		 127 +10
69.
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Roy		 114 +9
16.
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Rolf		 483 +1
80.
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Roger		 98 +1
76.
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Robert		 105 -6
50.
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Roar		 169 0
65.
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Roald		 121 +6
33.
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Reidar		 256 0
52.
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Ragnar		 165 -5
92.
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Petter		 75 new
79.
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Peter		 99 -12
2.
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Per		 1,238 0
64.
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Paul		 123 -4
92.
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Pål		 75 +5
55.
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Øyvind		 155 -13
42.
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Øystein		 198 +6
57.
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Ove		 152 +1
12.
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Ole		 534 +2
22.
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Olav		 353 +1
62.
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Ola		 132 -10
58.
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Øivind		 145 -7
46.
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Oddvar		 180 +9
8.
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Odd		 672 -1
20.
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Nils		 370 +2
78.
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Morten		 100 0
96.
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Michael		 74 -4
29.
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Magne		 296 0
90.
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Magnar		 77 -5
19.
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Leif		 401 -1
25.
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Lars		 331 -4
7.
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Knut		 720 +1
4.
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Kjell		 979 0
36.
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Karl		 245 +4
23.
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Kåre		 340 +1
85.
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Kai		 91 -2
69.
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Jostein		 114 +5
97.
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Jørgen		 72 -7
30.
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Jon		 290 +3
97.
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Johnny		 72 +1
17.
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John		 481 -7
92.
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Johannes		 75 -7
53.
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Johan		 163 -10
58.
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Jens		 145 -1
69.
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Jarle		 114 -3
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Jan		 1,440 0
34.
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Ivar		 255 -4
54.
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Inge		 162 +7
18.
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Helge		 430 +1
77.
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Harry		 104 +12
14.
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Harald		 518 -1
13.
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Hans		 521 -1
68.
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Håkon		 115 -3
10.
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Gunnar		 560 +1
44.
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Geir		 186 +10
60.
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Frank		 143 +7
31.
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Finn		 271 0
48.
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Erling		 177 -5
24.
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Erik		 339 +1
82.
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Eivind		 95 +13
27.
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Einar		 317 -1
28.
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Egil		 304 0
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David		 91 -13
73.
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Dagfinn		 109 +3
55.
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Dag		 155 -10
97.
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Bjørnar		 72 new
3.
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Bjørn		 1,110 0
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Bjarne		 167 +8
75.
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Birger		 108 +12
89.
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Bernt		 79 new
88.
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Atle		 80 -11
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Asbjørn		 212 -6
38.
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Arvid		 226 -1
73.
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Arve		 109 -4
97.
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Arnt		 72 new
83.
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Arnfinn		 94 -1
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Arne		 889 0
26.
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Arild		 330 +1
61.
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Anders		 138 0
32.
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Alf		 268 +4
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Åge		 173 -3
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Aage		 75 new
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
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Wenche		 417 +2
26.
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Vigdis		 315 +3
25.
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Unni		 327 +3
17.
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Turid		 442 -2
19.
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Tove		 384 0
54.
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Torunn		 124 -8
16.
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Torill		 443 +6
47.
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Torild		 148 +1
35.
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Toril		 248 0
45.
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Torhild		 157 +3
91.
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Tordis		 68 +6
53.
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Tone		 125 +4
46.
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Synnøve		 154 -2
74.
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Sonja		 93 -9
86.
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Sølvi		 73 +3
12.
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Solveig		 460 0
51.
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Solfrid		 134 -4
93.
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Solbjørg		 67 new
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Sissel		 300 +4
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Sigrun		 81 -6
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Sigrid		 97 -2
61.
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Signe		 113 +7
67.
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Sidsel		 105 -1
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Ruth		 184 -1
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Rita		 91 +11
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Rigmor		 141 +5
20.
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Reidun		 374 -3
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Randi		 553 +3
31.
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Ragnhild		 297 -6
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Olaug		 93 +7
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Oddbjørg		 67 new
72.
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Mona		 94 +6
57.
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Mette		 117 0
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May		 178 0
64.
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Mary		 110 -16
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Marit		 846 +1
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Marie		 96 -10
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Marianne		 94 +2
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Maria		 73 -6
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Margaret		 65 new
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Magnhild		 68 -2
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Liv		 884 +1
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Lise		 82 -4
57.
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Lisbeth		 117 +4
43.
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Lillian		 167 -1
24.
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Laila		 332 +8
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Kristin		 63 new
60.
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Kirsti		 116 -4
21.
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Kirsten		 346 -3
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Karin		 506 0
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Kari		 844 -2
52.
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Karen		 128 +7
28.
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Jorunn		 310 -5
66.
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Jorun		 108 -7
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Irene		 112 -9
81.
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Ingunn		 85 -7
29.
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Ingrid		 307 -3
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Inger		 1,075 0
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Ingeborg		 97 +18
78.
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Ingebjørg		 89 -4
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Hilde		 67 +2
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Helga		 86 -10
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Hanne		 75 -2
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Gunvor		 137 +20
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Gunn		 168 -2
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Gunhild		 88 new
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Gudrun		 71 -7
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Gro		 117 +12
23.
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Grethe		 335 -2
22.
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Grete		 344 +5
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Greta		 66 -3
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Gerd		 495 -3
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Evy		 80 +15
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Eva		 512 0
76.
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Erna		 91 +7
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Else		 448 +1
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Elsa		 112 +2
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Ellen		 292 -2
37.
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Elisabeth		 215 0
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Elin		 147 0
36.
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Eli		 233 -3
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Eldbjørg		 65 -15
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Britt		 280 -2
34.
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Brit		 267 +2
37.
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Bodil		 215 +1
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Bjørg		 670 -1
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Birgit		 110 +8
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Berit		 692 +1
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Bente		 194 +6
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Aud		 458 0
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Astrid		 450 0
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Aslaug		 70 -1
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Åshild		 72 -15
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Åse		 314 -3
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Anny		 66 -13
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Anne-Lise		 101 -16
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Anne		 1,517 0
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Anna		 166 -1
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Ann		 121 -1
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Aase		 124 +9
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Popularity extremes for Norway