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
80.	Sigurd	94	new	new	new
37.	Geir	235	+7	+49	+26.3%
39.	Oddvar	227	+7	+47	+26.1%
44.	Øyvind	192	+11	+37	+23.9%
29.	Trond	281	+8	+48	+20.6%
78.	Atle	96	+10	+16	+20.0%
62.	Jostein	133	+7	+19	+16.7%
86.	Bjørnar	84	+11	+12	+16.7%
86.	Johnny	84	+11	+12	+16.7%
85.	Johannes	86	+7	+11	+14.7%
89.	Kristian	82	new	new	new
70.	Sven	109	+11	+13	+13.5%
90.	Tormod	81	new	new	new
28.	Ivar	286	+6	+31	+12.2%
69.	Peter	110	+10	+11	+11.1%
7.	Knut	797	0	+77	+10.7%
88.	Petter	83	+4	+8	+10.7%
59.	Rune	140	+4	+13	+10.2%
65.	Arve	118	+8	+9	+8.3%
73.	Roger	106	+7	+8	+8.2%
50.	Dag	167	+5	+12	+7.7%
10.	Hans	561	+3	+40	+7.7%
45.	Vidar	191	+2	+13	+7.3%
93.	Martin	77	new	new	new
59.	Ola	140	+3	+8	+6.1%
36.	Arvid	239	+2	+13	+5.8%
21.	Lars	350	+4	+19	+5.7%
56.	Frank	150	+4	+7	+4.9%
55.	Øivind	152	+3	+7	+4.8%
4.	Kjell	1,025	0	+46	+4.7%
8.	Terje	659	+1	+29	+4.6%
64.	Paul	128	0	+5	+4.1%
91.	Magnar	80	-1	+3	+3.9%
67.	Sigmund	115	+5	+4	+3.6%
18.	Leif	415	+1	+14	+3.5%
31.	Tom	260	+4	+8	+3.2%
72.	Harry	107	+5	+3	+2.9%
96.	Stig	74	new	new	new
20.	Steinar	377	+1	+8	+2.2%
14.	John	489	+3	+8	+1.7%
98.	Frode	73	new	new	new
66.	Trygve	117	+1	+1	+0.9%
26.	Einar	319	+1	+2	+0.6%
52.	Inge	162	+2	0	0.0%
83.	David	91	+2	0	0.0%
100.	Arnt	72	-3	0	0.0%
49.	Åge	171	0	-2	-1.2%
96.	Pål	74	-4	-1	-1.3%
25.	Arild	324	+1	-6	-1.8%
33.	Reidar	251	0	-5	-2.0%
58.	Jens	142	0	-3	-2.1%
22.	Olav	344	0	-9	-2.5%
23.	Erik	330	+1	-9	-2.7%
41.	Sverre	220	-3	-6	-2.7%
76.	Robert	102	0	-3	-2.9%
17.	Helge	416	+1	-14	-3.3%
94.	Bernt	76	-5	-3	-3.8%
42.	Asbjørn	203	-1	-9	-4.2%
47.	Stein	176	-2	-8	-4.3%
71.	Jarle	108	-2	-6	-5.3%
9.	Odd	632	-1	-40	-6.0%
54.	Ragnar	155	-2	-10	-6.1%
2.	Per	1,161	0	-77	-6.2%
13.	Ole	500	-1	-34	-6.4%
46.	Øystein	185	-4	-13	-6.6%
53.	Bjarne	156	-2	-11	-6.6%
1.	Jan	1,345	0	-95	-6.6%
5.	Svein	911	0	-66	-6.8%
51.	Erling	165	-3	-12	-6.8%
47.	Torbjørn	176	-4	-13	-6.9%
6.	Arne	827	0	-62	-7.0%
3.	Bjørn	1,029	0	-81	-7.3%
40.	Karl	226	-4	-19	-7.8%
11.	Gunnar	510	-1	-50	-8.9%
30.	Magne	269	-1	-27	-9.1%
43.	Thor	196	-3	-20	-9.3%
12.	Tor	503	-1	-52	-9.4%
35.	Finn	244	-4	-27	-10.0%
84.	Morten	89	-6	-11	-11.0%
16.	Rolf	428	0	-55	-11.4%
57.	Johan	144	-4	-19	-11.7%
24.	Nils	326	-4	-44	-11.9%
75.	Willy	103	-9	-14	-12.0%
79.	Birger	95	-4	-13	-12.0%
15.	Harald	452	-1	-66	-12.7%
80.	Dagfinn	94	-7	-15	-13.8%
74.	Roald	104	-9	-17	-14.0%
38.	Alf	230	-6	-38	-14.2%
27.	Kåre	291	-4	-49	-14.4%
77.	Håkon	98	-9	-17	-14.8%
32.	Egil	259	-4	-45	-14.8%
63.	Ove	129	-6	-23	-15.1%
34.	Jon	246	-4	-44	-15.2%
92.	Arnfinn	79	-9	-15	-16.0%
94.	Kai	76	-9	-15	-16.5%
80.	Roy	94	-11	-20	-17.5%
61.	Roar	136	-11	-33	-19.5%
68.	Anders	111	-7	-27	-19.6%
98.	Torstein	73	-14	-19	-20.7%
19.	Tore	399	-4	-108	-21.3%

Rank	Name	Times	Rank	Num.	Pct.
Girls			Change
49.	Lisbeth	150	+8	+33	+28.2%
81.	Kristin	80	+19	+17	+27.0%
56.	Anne-Lise	127	+12	+26	+25.7%
38.	May	223	+3	+45	+25.3%
59.	Sonja	115	+15	+22	+23.7%
41.	Elin	179	+7	+32	+21.8%
52.	Irene	136	+10	+24	+21.4%
36.	Bente	231	+3	+37	+19.1%
50.	Tone	147	+3	+22	+17.6%
64.	Rita	107	+12	+16	+17.6%
85.	Målfrid	74	new	new	new
20.	Jorunn	361	+8	+51	+16.5%
69.	Helga	100	+11	+14	+16.3%
86.	Edel	73	new	new	new
86.	Kjellaug	73	new	new	new
45.	Rigmor	163	+4	+22	+15.6%
22.	Sissel	342	+8	+42	+14.0%
63.	Marie	109	+8	+13	+13.5%
55.	Kirsti	130	+5	+14	+12.1%
51.	Torunn	138	+3	+14	+11.3%
80.	Maria	81	+6	+8	+11.0%
66.	Marianne	104	+6	+10	+10.6%
91.	Judith	69	new	new	new
91.	Nina	69	new	new	new
91.	Svanhild	69	new	new	new
78.	Hanne	82	+7	+7	+9.3%
8.	Randi	599	0	+46	+8.3%
94.	Linda	68	new	new	new
41.	Anna	179	+3	+13	+7.8%
75.	Lise	88	+7	+6	+7.3%
21.	Unni	346	+4	+19	+5.8%
43.	Gunn	177	-1	+9	+5.4%
24.	Åse	327	+3	+13	+4.1%
94.	Greta	68	+2	+2	+3.0%
62.	Jorun	111	+4	+3	+2.8%
29.	Ellen	300	+3	+8	+2.7%
39.	Bodil	220	-2	+5	+2.3%
9.	Eva	521	0	+9	+1.8%
99.	Oddny	64	new	new	new
52.	Solfrid	136	-1	+2	+1.5%
33.	Brit	270	+1	+3	+1.1%
58.	Ann	122	-2	+1	+0.8%
18.	Reidun	377	+2	+3	+0.8%
90.	Aslaug	70	0	0	0.0%
28.	Ingrid	306	+1	-1	-0.3%
35.	Eli	232	+1	-1	-0.4%
30.	Ragnhild	295	+1	-2	-0.7%
1.	Anne	1,506	0	-11	-0.7%
47.	Synnøve	152	-1	-2	-1.3%
3.	Marit	829	+1	-17	-2.0%
4.	Kari	827	+1	-17	-2.0%
57.	Karen	125	-5	-3	-2.3%
45.	Lillian	163	-2	-4	-2.4%
60.	Mette	114	-3	-3	-2.6%
40.	Elisabeth	209	-3	-6	-2.8%
98.	Hilde	65	-5	-2	-3.0%
11.	Solveig	446	+1	-14	-3.0%
73.	Mona	91	-1	-3	-3.2%
32.	Britt	271	+1	-9	-3.2%
74.	Olaug	90	0	-3	-3.2%
61.	Gro	113	-4	-4	-3.4%
48.	Torhild	151	-3	-6	-3.8%
2.	Inger	1,030	0	-45	-4.2%
99.	Solbjørg	64	-6	-3	-4.5%
14.	Wenche	398	+4	-19	-4.6%
83.	Sigrun	77	0	-4	-4.9%
12.	Astrid	427	+2	-23	-5.1%
26.	Grethe	317	-3	-18	-5.4%
44.	Ruth	174	-4	-10	-5.4%
10.	Gerd	467	+1	-28	-5.7%
81.	Ingunn	80	0	-5	-5.9%
67.	Mary	103	-3	-7	-6.4%
36.	Toril	231	-1	-17	-6.9%
6.	Berit	640	0	-52	-7.5%
71.	Sidsel	97	-4	-8	-7.6%
25.	Kirsten	319	-4	-27	-7.8%
27.	Grete	316	-5	-28	-8.1%
96.	Sølvi	67	-10	-6	-8.2%
7.	Bjørg	613	0	-57	-8.5%
67.	Signe	103	-6	-10	-8.8%
75.	Sigrid	88	-6	-9	-9.3%
54.	Torild	134	-7	-14	-9.5%
14.	Turid	398	+3	-44	-10.0%
70.	Birgit	98	-6	-12	-10.9%
23.	Tove	341	-4	-43	-11.2%
88.	Evy	71	-4	-9	-11.3%
16.	Else	396	-1	-52	-11.6%
31.	Vigdis	276	-5	-39	-12.4%
17.	Aud	395	-4	-63	-13.8%
84.	Ingebjørg	76	-6	-13	-14.6%
5.	Liv	748	-2	-136	-15.4%
78.	Ingeborg	82	-9	-15	-15.5%
72.	Elsa	94	-10	-18	-16.1%
19.	Torill	367	-3	-76	-17.2%
13.	Karin	417	-3	-89	-17.6%
34.	Laila	269	-10	-63	-19.0%
88.	Gunhild	71	-9	-17	-19.3%
65.	Gunvor	106	-15	-31	-22.6%
97.	Erna	66	-21	-25	-27.5%
77.	Aase	84	-23	-40	-32.3%

Popularity extremes for Norway