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.
Boys · Girls
Boys
Change
Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
99.
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Bent
70 new new new
99.
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Harry
70 -9 -19 -21.3%
98.
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Birger
76 0 -7 -8.4%
96.
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Dagfinn
77 -22 -27 -26.0%
96.
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Håkon
77 0 -8 -9.4%
95.
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Henning
81 new new new
94.
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Magnar
82 -14 -18 -18.0%
93.
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Martin
83 -10 -13 -13.5%
92.
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Sigmund
86 -9 -10 -10.4%
91.
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Ulf
88 new new new
89.
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Frode
92 +3 +4 +4.5%
89.
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Willy
92 +6 +5 +5.7%
88.
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Atle
93 +4 +5 +5.7%
86.
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Arnt
94 +12 +11 +13.3%
86.
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Trygve
94 -4 -3 -3.1%
84.
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Eivind
96 +4 +2 +2.1%
84.
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Pål
96 -1 0 0.0%
83.
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Peter
101 -2 +2 +2.0%
82.
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Bernt
103 +16 +20 +24.1%
80.
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Robert
105 -7 -7 -6.3%
80.
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Sven
105 -3 +3 +2.9%
78.
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Jørn
107 -3 +4 +3.9%
78.
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Roald
107 -1 +5 +4.9%
77.
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David
109 +12 +18 +19.8%
76.
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Kai
111 +3 +10 +9.9%
75.
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Arnfinn
113 -17 -34 -23.1%
74.
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Johan
114 -11 -20 -14.9%
72.
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Johnny
122 +11 +26 +27.1%
72.
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Kurt
122 -9 -12 -9.0%
70.
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Jarle
125 +22 +37 +42.0%
70.
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Petter
125 +5 +22 +21.4%
69.
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Ola
127 -14 -35 -21.6%
68.
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Arve
128 -8 -15 -10.5%
67.
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Bjarne
134 -6 -7 -5.0%
66.
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Inge
135 -11 -27 -16.7%
65.
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Jostein
136 +2 +13 +10.6%
64.
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Åge
138 -11 -25 -15.3%
63.
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Paul
139 +3 +11 +8.6%
62.
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Ragnar
143 +3 +10 +7.5%
59.
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Anders
146 +12 +26 +21.7%
59.
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Asbjørn
146 -7 -20 -12.0%
59.
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Øivind
146 +10 +25 +20.7%
58.
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Stig
150 +14 +32 +27.1%
57.
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Roy
153 +10 +30 +24.4%
55.
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Jens
156 +2 +6 +4.0%
55.
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Torbjørn
156 -5 -20 -11.4%
54.
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Sverre
157 -1 -6 -3.7%
52.
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Erling
161 +10 +21 +15.0%
52.
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Ove
161 -1 -10 -5.8%
51.
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Roger
165 +18 +44 +36.4%
49.
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Arvid
176 -9 -25 -12.4%
49.
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Oddvar
176 +9 +29 +19.7%
47.
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Øystein
183 -3 -6 -3.2%
47.
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Thor
183 -5 -12 -6.2%
45.
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Finn
189 -1 0 0.0%
45.
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Reidar
189 +4 +12 +6.8%
44.
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Roar
194 +2 +6 +3.2%
43.
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Karl
196 0 +3 +1.6%
42.
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Vidar
198 +4 +10 +5.3%
41.
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Alf
213 -4 -16 -7.0%
40.
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Frank
228 +8 +48 +26.7%
39.
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Ivar
230 -3 -15 -6.1%
38.
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Øyvind
237 +1 +35 +17.3%
37.
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Magne
248 +1 +32 +14.8%
36.
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Morten
249 +5 +49 +24.5%
34.
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Dag
253 0 -2 -0.8%
34.
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Egil
253 -2 -17 -6.3%
33.
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Kåre
254 0 -7 -2.7%
32.
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Jon
275 -1 +4 +1.5%
31.
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Einar
278 -2 -2 -0.7%
30.
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Olav
280 -5 -54 -16.2%
29.
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Rune
296 +6 +42 +16.5%
28.
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Tom
318 +2 +42 +15.2%
27.
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Nils
321 -2 -13 -3.9%
26.
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Leif
327 -5 -51 -13.5%
24.
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Arild
350 +3 +30 +9.4%
24.
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Harald
350 0 -7 -2.0%
23.
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Erik
364 +5 +78 +27.3%
22.
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Stein
368 -5 -51 -12.2%
21.
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Lars
390 -1 +7 +1.8%
20.
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Trond
391 +3 +32 +8.9%
19.
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Steinar
395 +3 +24 +6.5%
18.
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Helge
399 -5 -93 -18.9%
17.
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Rolf
416 +2 0 0.0%
16.
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Tore
425 0 -2 -0.5%
15.
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John
454 -1 -21 -4.4%
14.
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Gunnar
471 +1 +16 +3.5%
13.
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Ole
486 -1 -8 -1.6%
12.
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Geir
491 +5 +72 +17.2%
11.
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Hans
507 -1 -5 -1.0%
10.
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Tor
532 +1 +31 +6.2%
9.
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Odd
573 0 -7 -1.2%
8.
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Knut
644 0 -11 -1.7%
7.
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Arne
681 -1 +10 +1.5%
6.
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Terje
690 +1 +32 +4.9%
5.
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Svein
825 0 +13 +1.6%
4.
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Kjell
902 0 -68 -7.0%
3.
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Bjørn
1,007 -1 -24 -2.3%
2.
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Per
1,063 +1 +39 +3.8%
1.
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Jan
1,413 0 +23 +1.7%
Girls
Change
Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
99.
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Siri
59 new new new
99.
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Trine
59 new new new
97.
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Gunhild
60 -13 -18 -23.1%
97.
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Helen
60 new new new
96.
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Aslaug
62 new new new
94.
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Edel
63 +4 +5 +8.6%
94.
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Ingebjørg
63 -9 -11 -14.9%
90.
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Ellinor
64 +7 +5 +8.5%
90.
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Margaret
64 +5 +4 +6.7%
90.
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Oddny
64 +3 +3 +4.9%
90.
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Vera
64 new new new
89.
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Heidi
66 new new new
88.
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Aase
69 -12 -20 -22.5%
87.
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Olaug
71 +2 -1 -1.4%
86.
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Sigrid
77 -18 -31 -28.7%
84.
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Gunvor
80 -5 -6 -7.0%
84.
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Linda
80 +4 +7 +9.6%
83.
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Signe
81 -5 -6 -6.9%
82.
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Sigrun
82 +8 +12 +17.1%
81.
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Anne-Lise
85 -7 -7 -7.6%
80.
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Birgit
86 -14 -31 -26.5%
78.
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Jorun
87 -3 -3 -3.3%
78.
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Mary
87 -6 -14 -13.9%
77.
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Maria
95 +8 +21 +28.4%
75.
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Evy
97 -2 +2 +2.1%
75.
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Helga
97 +8 +17 +21.3%
74.
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Sølvi
98 +8 +17 +21.0%
73.
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Anita
99 +12 +25 +33.8%
72.
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Nina
100 -1 -3 -2.9%
70.
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Marie
101 +9 +15 +17.4%
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Sonja
101 -2 -7 -6.5%
69.
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Lise
102 +7 +13 +14.6%
68.
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Torild
105 -6 -22 -17.3%
67.
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Kjersti
108 +12 +22 +25.6%
66.
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Torhild
115 -2 -7 -5.7%
65.
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Solfrid
116 -9 -16 -12.1%
64.
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Karen
117 -4 -11 -8.6%
63.
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Hilde
120 0 -6 -4.8%
62.
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Sidsel
121 -3 -10 -7.6%
61.
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Mona
124 +6 +15 +13.8%
60.
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Anna
125 -6 -15 -10.7%
59.
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Hanne
127 +1 -1 -0.8%
58.
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Synnøve
135 -2 +3 +2.3%
57.
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Kirsti
148 -8 -30 -16.9%
56.
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Rigmor
149 -4 +3 +2.1%
55.
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Ingunn
163 +15 +57 +53.8%
53.
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Lillian
164 -2 +15 +10.1%
53.
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Rita
164 +2 +31 +23.3%
50.
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Mette
165 +2 +19 +13.0%
50.
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Toril
165 -7 -36 -17.9%
50.
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Torunn
165 +6 +33 +25.0%
48.
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Kristin
177 +17 +57 +47.5%
48.
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Ruth
177 -3 -14 -7.3%
47.
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Gro
184 -1 -1 -0.5%
46.
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Irene
203 -8 -27 -11.7%
45.
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Lisbeth
211 +3 +27 +14.7%
44.
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Brit
214 -7 -17 -7.4%
43.
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Bodil
216 -2 +2 +0.9%
42.
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Marianne
222 +8 +48 +27.6%
41.
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Ann
227 +3 +27 +13.5%
40.
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Eli
233 -4 -4 -1.7%
39.
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Laila
239 -4 -22 -8.4%
38.
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May
248 +4 +45 +22.2%
37.
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Tone
249 +9 +64 +34.6%
36.
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Ragnhild
255 +4 +31 +13.8%
35.
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Elisabeth
265 -1 -6 -2.2%
34.
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Vigdis
273 -6 -16 -5.5%
33.
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Torill
281 -14 -35 -11.1%
32.
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Sissel
285 -10 -24 -7.8%
31.
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Jorunn
286 -8 -21 -6.8%
30.
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Grethe
288 +3 +8 +2.9%
29.
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Britt
290 -2 -7 -2.4%
28.
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Elin
291 +11 +65 +28.8%
27.
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Ingrid
299 +5 +18 +6.4%
26.
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Åse
302 +3 +17 +6.0%
25.
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Solveig
311 +5 +28 +9.9%
24.
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Kirsten
315 -6 -7 -2.2%
23.
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Gunn
317 +8 +35 +12.4%
22.
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Ellen
322 +3 +21 +7.0%
21.
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Reidun
327 +2 +20 +6.5%
20.
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Else
328 -4 -48 -12.8%
18.
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Grete
334 +8 +36 +12.1%
18.
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Turid
334 +1 +18 +5.7%
17.
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Astrid
364 0 +18 +5.2%
16.
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Unni
382 +3 +66 +20.9%
15.
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Gerd
384 0 -3 -0.8%
14.
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Aud
397 -2 -67 -14.4%
13.
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Karin
417 +1 +8 +2.0%
12.
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Tove
466 +1 +14 +3.1%
11.
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Bjørg
470 -2 -33 -6.6%
10.
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Wenche
509 0 +7 +1.4%
9.
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Randi
536 -1 +6 +1.1%
8.
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Berit
546 -1 -2 -0.4%
7.
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Eva
559 -1 -20 -3.5%
6.
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Bente
584 +5 +106 +22.2%
5.
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Liv
755 0 +74 +10.9%
4.
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Marit
765 0 +64 +9.1%
3.
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Kari
795 0 +45 +6.0%
2.
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Inger
941 0 -60 -6.0%
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Anne
1,717 0 +29 +1.7%