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		 103 -9
45.
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Vidar		 191 +2
66.
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Trygve		 117 +1
29.
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Trond		 281 +8
98.
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Torstein		 73 -14
90.
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Tormod		 81 new
19.
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Tore		 399 -4
47.
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Torbjørn		 176 -4
12.
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Tor		 503 -1
31.
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Tom		 260 +4
43.
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Thor		 196 -3
8.
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Terje		 659 +1
41.
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Sverre		 220 -3
70.
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Sven		 109 +11
5.
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Svein		 911 0
96.
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Stig		 74 new
20.
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Steinar		 377 +1
47.
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Stein		 176 -2
80.
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Sigurd		 94 new
67.
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Sigmund		 115 +5
59.
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Rune		 140 +4
80.
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Roy		 94 -11
16.
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Rolf		 428 0
73.
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Roger		 106 +7
76.
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Robert		 102 0
61.
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Roar		 136 -11
74.
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Roald		 104 -9
33.
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Reidar		 251 0
54.
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Ragnar		 155 -2
88.
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Petter		 83 +4
69.
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Peter		 110 +10
2.
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Per		 1,161 0
64.
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Paul		 128 0
96.
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Pål		 74 -4
44.
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Øyvind		 192 +11
46.
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Øystein		 185 -4
63.
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Ove		 129 -6
13.
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Ole		 500 -1
22.
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Olav		 344 0
59.
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Ola		 140 +3
55.
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Øivind		 152 +3
39.
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Oddvar		 227 +7
9.
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Odd		 632 -1
24.
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Nils		 326 -4
84.
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Morten		 89 -6
93.
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Martin		 77 new
30.
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Magne		 269 -1
91.
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Magnar		 80 -1
18.
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Leif		 415 +1
21.
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Lars		 350 +4
89.
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Kristian		 82 new
7.
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Knut		 797 0
4.
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Kjell		 1,025 0
40.
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Karl		 226 -4
27.
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Kåre		 291 -4
94.
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Kai		 76 -9
62.
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Jostein		 133 +7
34.
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Jon		 246 -4
86.
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Johnny		 84 +11
14.
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John		 489 +3
85.
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Johannes		 86 +7
57.
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Johan		 144 -4
58.
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Jens		 142 0
71.
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Jarle		 108 -2
1.
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Jan		 1,345 0
28.
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Ivar		 286 +6
52.
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Inge		 162 +2
17.
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Helge		 416 +1
72.
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Harry		 107 +5
15.
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Harald		 452 -1
10.
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Hans		 561 +3
77.
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Håkon		 98 -9
11.
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Gunnar		 510 -1
37.
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Geir		 235 +7
98.
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Frode		 73 new
56.
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Frank		 150 +4
35.
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Finn		 244 -4
51.
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Erling		 165 -3
23.
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Erik		 330 +1
26.
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Einar		 319 +1
32.
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Egil		 259 -4
83.
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David		 91 +2
80.
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Dagfinn		 94 -7
50.
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Dag		 167 +5
86.
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Bjørnar		 84 +11
3.
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Bjørn		 1,029 0
53.
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Bjarne		 156 -2
79.
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Birger		 95 -4
94.
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Bernt		 76 -5
78.
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Atle		 96 +10
42.
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Asbjørn		 203 -1
36.
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Arvid		 239 +2
65.
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Arve		 118 +8
100.
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Arnt		 72 -3
92.
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Arnfinn		 79 -9
6.
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Arne		 827 0
25.
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Arild		 324 +1
68.
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Anders		 111 -7
38.
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Alf		 230 -6
49.
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Åge		 171 0
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
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Wenche		 398 +4
31.
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Vigdis		 276 -5
21.
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Unni		 346 +4
14.
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Turid		 398 +3
23.
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Tove		 341 -4
51.
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Torunn		 138 +3
19.
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Torill		 367 -3
54.
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Torild		 134 -7
36.
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Toril		 231 -1
48.
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Torhild		 151 -3
50.
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Tone		 147 +3
47.
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Synnøve		 152 -1
91.
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Svanhild		 69 new
59.
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Sonja		 115 +15
96.
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Sølvi		 67 -10
11.
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Solveig		 446 +1
52.
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Solfrid		 136 -1
99.
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Solbjørg		 64 -6
22.
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Sissel		 342 +8
83.
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Sigrun		 77 0
75.
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Sigrid		 88 -6
67.
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Signe		 103 -6
71.
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Sidsel		 97 -4
44.
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Ruth		 174 -4
64.
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Rita		 107 +12
45.
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Rigmor		 163 +4
18.
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Reidun		 377 +2
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Randi		 599 0
30.
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Ragnhild		 295 +1
74.
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Olaug		 90 0
99.
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Oddny		 64 new
91.
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Nina		 69 new
73.
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Mona		 91 -1
60.
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Mette		 114 -3
38.
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May		 223 +3
67.
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Mary		 103 -3
3.
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Marit		 829 +1
63.
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Marie		 109 +8
66.
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Marianne		 104 +6
80.
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Maria		 81 +6
85.
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Målfrid		 74 new
5.
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Liv		 748 -2
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Lise		 88 +7
49.
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Lisbeth		 150 +8
94.
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Linda		 68 new
45.
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Lillian		 163 -2
34.
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Laila		 269 -10
81.
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Kristin		 80 +19
86.
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Kjellaug		 73 new
55.
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Kirsti		 130 +5
25.
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Kirsten		 319 -4
13.
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Karin		 417 -3
4.
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Kari		 827 +1
57.
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Karen		 125 -5
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Judith		 69 new
20.
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Jorunn		 361 +8
62.
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Jorun		 111 +4
52.
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Irene		 136 +10
81.
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Ingunn		 80 0
28.
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Ingrid		 306 +1
2.
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Inger		 1,030 0
78.
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Ingeborg		 82 -9
84.
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Ingebjørg		 76 -6
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Hilde		 65 -5
69.
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Helga		 100 +11
78.
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Hanne		 82 +7
65.
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Gunvor		 106 -15
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Gunn		 177 -1
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Gunhild		 71 -9
61.
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Gro		 113 -4
26.
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Grethe		 317 -3
27.
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Grete		 316 -5
94.
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Greta		 68 +2
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Gerd		 467 +1
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Evy		 71 -4
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Eva		 521 0
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Erna		 66 -21
16.
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Else		 396 -1
72.
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Elsa		 94 -10
29.
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Ellen		 300 +3
40.
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Elisabeth		 209 -3
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Elin		 179 +7
35.
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Eli		 232 +1
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Edel		 73 new
32.
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Britt		 271 +1
33.
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Brit		 270 +1
39.
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Bodil		 220 -2
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Bjørg		 613 0
70.
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Birgit		 98 -6
6.
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Berit		 640 0
36.
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Bente		 231 +3
17.
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Aud		 395 -4
12.
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Astrid		 427 +2
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Aslaug		 70 0
24.
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Åse		 327 +3
56.
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Anne-Lise		 127 +12
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Anne		 1,506 0
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Anna		 179 +3
58.
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Ann		 122 -2
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Aase		 84 -23
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Popularity extremes for Norway