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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Åge		 137 -7
39.
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Alf		 209 -4
60.
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Anders		 148 -1
27.
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Arild		 301 -3
6.
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Arne		 673 0
89.
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Arnfinn		 88 -3
62.
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Arve		 139 +6
42.
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Arvid		 196 -5
46.
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Asbjørn		 182 -7
90.
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Atle		 87 +5
76.
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Birger		 101 -2
51.
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Bjarne		 164 -2
3.
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Bjørn		 947 0
94.
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Bjørnar		 82 new
40.
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Dag		 202 +4
79.
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Dagfinn		 97 -2
81.
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David		 95 -7
33.
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Egil		 254 -6
26.
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Einar		 304 +2
84.
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Eivind		 93 -2
23.
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Erik		 323 0
52.
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Erling		 162 +8
36.
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Finn		 219 +1
49.
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Frank		 168 -2
98.
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Frode		 75 -2
21.
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Geir		 358 +10
14.
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Gunnar		 435 -2
91.
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Håkon		 86 -7
12.
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Hans		 503 +1
22.
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Harald		 344 -6
88.
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Harry		 89 +1
17.
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Helge		 389 0
54.
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Inge		 161 +4
35.
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Ivar		 234 -2
1.
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Jan		 1,309 0
73.
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Jarle		 105 -3
57.
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Jens		 153 -7
55.
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Johan		 159 0
13.
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John		 502 -2
81.
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Johnny		 95 -10
31.
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Jon		 274 +3
95.
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Jørn		 79 new
74.
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Jostein		 103 -9
75.
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Kai		 102 +12
29.
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Kåre		 293 -4
44.
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Karl		 189 -8
4.
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Kjell		 928 +1
7.
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Knut		 668 0
78.
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Kurt		 98 new
20.
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Lars		 364 +1
16.
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Leif		 393 +3
86.
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Magnar		 91 +7
34.
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Magne		 241 -5
91.
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Martin		 86 +6
87.
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Michael		 90 +6
62.
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Morten		 139 -1
24.
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Nils		 316 -2
9.
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Odd		 547 0
52.
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Oddvar		 162 0
65.
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Øivind		 130 -2
66.
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Ola		 127 -2
25.
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Olav		 305 +1
10.
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Ole		 525 +4
45.
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Ove		 183 +16
50.
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Øystein		 165 -6
38.
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Øyvind		 210 +4
93.
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Pål		 85 +5
61.
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Paul		 144 +5
2.
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Per		 1,095 0
70.
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Peter		 113 +8
80.
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Petter		 96 +4
59.
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Ragnar		 150 -5
37.
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Reidar		 213 +3
68.
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Roald		 115 +10
57.
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Roar		 153 -1
72.
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Robert		 108 -3
67.
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Roger		 121 +14
14.
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Rolf		 435 +1
71.
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Roy		 110 +2
43.
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Rune		 194 +10
77.
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Sigmund		 100 -5
97.
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Sigurd		 76 +1
32.
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Stein		 264 +8
19.
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Steinar		 369 +1
83.
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Stig		 94 new
5.
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Svein		 886 -1
84.
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Sven		 93 -4
47.
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Sverre		 179 -4
8.
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Terje		 614 0
48.
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Thor		 175 -2
28.
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Tom		 299 +2
11.
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Tor		 523 -1
55.
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Torbjørn		 159 -4
18.
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Tore		 377 0
96.
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Torstein		 78 new
30.
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Trond		 290 +2
68.
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Trygve		 115 -1
99.
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Ulf		 74 -9
41.
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Vidar		 199 +7
100.
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Willy		 73 -26
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
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Aase		 66 -6
81.
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Anita		 79 +11
49.
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Ann		 147 +3
51.
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Anna		 141 -6
1.
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Anne		 1,536 0
64.
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Anne-Lise		 109 +7
96.
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Anny		 64 +2
24.
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Åse		 307 +3
83.
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Åshild		 77 +6
99.
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Aslaug		 60 -12
14.
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Astrid		 381 +1
10.
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Aud		 435 +1
16.
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Bente		 365 +15
6.
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Berit		 615 0
75.
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Birgit		 88 -13
9.
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Bjørg		 511 -2
39.
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Bodil		 217 -2
35.
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Brit		 252 -2
30.
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Britt		 266 +8
93.
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Edel		 65 new
38.
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Eli		 225 -3
44.
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Elin		 174 -5
33.
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Elisabeth		 258 +3
21.
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Ellen		 321 +8
20.
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Else		 324 -1
93.
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Erna		 65 -4
7.
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Eva		 556 +2
84.
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Evy		 75 +11
13.
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Gerd		 397 -1
26.
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Grete		 294 0
29.
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Grethe		 284 -7
46.
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Gro		 156 +10
90.
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Gunhild		 69 +8
37.
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Gunn		 242 +4
74.
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Gunvor		 89 -18
100.
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Guri		 59 new
68.
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Hanne		 103 +11
85.
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Helga		 74 -16
79.
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Hilde		 85 +4
81.
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Ingebjørg		 79 -14
97.
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Ingeborg		 62 -25
2.
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Inger		 1,000 0
31.
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Ingrid		 260 -2
72.
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Ingunn		 98 +2
40.
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Irene		 208 +19
61.
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Jorun		 110 +8
26.
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Jorunn		 294 -2
66.
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Karen		 106 -5
4.
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Kari		 755 +1
11.
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Karin		 421 -1
23.
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Kirsten		 312 0
48.
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Kirsti		 151 -4
97.
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Kjellaug		 62 -9
93.
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Kjersti		 65 -10
73.
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Kristin		 94 -14
36.
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Laila		 249 -2
46.
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Lillian		 156 0
87.
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Linda		 72 new
41.
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Lisbeth		 201 +1
67.
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Lise		 104 +13
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Liv		 675 -1
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Margaret		 69 +5
77.
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Maria		 87 -10
45.
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Marianne		 172 +3
69.
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Marie		 102 +8
3.
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Marit		 775 0
65.
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Mary		 108 0
42.
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May		 198 -2
50.
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Mette		 146 +5
57.
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Mona		 126 +19
80.
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Nina		 81 +11
85.
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Olaug		 74 -3
28.
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Ragnhild		 288 +4
8.
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Randi		 540 0
25.
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Reidun		 302 -5
54.
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Rigmor		 133 -4
59.
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Rita		 118 -3
43.
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Ruth		 185 +4
71.
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Sidsel		 99 +6
69.
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Signe		 102 +11
87.
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Sigrid		 72 -15
78.
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Sigrun		 86 -4
32.
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Sissel		 259 -8
89.
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Solbjørg		 71 new
60.
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Solfrid		 113 +6
17.
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Solveig		 361 -4
75.
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Sølvi		 88 new
61.
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Sonja		 110 +1
55.
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Synnøve		 132 -2
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Tone		 135 -2
58.
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Torhild		 122 -10
52.
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Toril		 140 -9
61.
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Torild		 110 +3
19.
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Torill		 325 +2
56.
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Torunn		 131 -2
15.
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Tove		 377 -1
18.
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Turid		 351 -1
22.
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Unni		 315 -4
34.
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Vigdis		 255 -6
12.
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Wenche		 417 +4
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Popularity extremes for Norway