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	+/-
Boys
54.	Åge	160	+4
46.	Alf	193	-2
57.	Anders	147	+8
24.	Arild	365	+4
9.	Arne	615	0
81.	Arnfinn	109	-4
100.	Arnt	73	-10
70.	Arve	127	-8
62.	Arvid	139	-11
59.	Asbjørn	143	0
73.	Atle	126	+7
88.	Audun	91	new
96.	Bent	80	new
88.	Bernt	91	+6
80.	Bjarne	110	-10
3.	Bjørn	973	0
30.	Dag	299	0
85.	Dagfinn	100	+9
91.	David	88	0
42.	Egil	215	-8
38.	Einar	234	-1
94.	Eivind	83	-13
28.	Erik	317	-1
73.	Erling	126	-16
44.	Finn	207	+3
34.	Frank	245	+5
61.	Frode	142	0
6.	Geir	747	+1
25.	Gunnar	362	-1
75.	Håkon	124	-6
17.	Hans	435	-3
29.	Harald	311	-3
26.	Helge	349	-6
58.	Inge	145	+6
41.	Ivar	216	+1
1.	Jan	1,481	0
65.	Jarle	135	+10
55.	Jens	156	0
67.	Johan	130	+10
12.	John	497	-1
45.	Johnny	204	+9
31.	Jon	294	+1
70.	Jørn	127	0
70.	Jostein	127	+12
77.	Kai	120	+6
46.	Kåre	193	-3
49.	Karl	183	0
95.	Ketil	82	new
4.	Kjell	849	0
84.	Kjetil	101	+2
8.	Knut	627	0
76.	Kurt	122	-9
20.	Lars	406	-3
21.	Leif	394	+4
96.	Magnar	80	-2
40.	Magne	218	-5
92.	Michael	87	0
22.	Morten	391	+6
32.	Nils	288	+1
10.	Odd	567	+2
62.	Oddvar	139	+4
86.	Øivind	99	-10
64.	Ola	136	-4
33.	Olav	258	-2
11.	Ole	530	+2
48.	Ove	185	+5
50.	Øystein	175	-4
37.	Øyvind	235	+3
52.	Pål	166	+15
68.	Paul	128	+4
2.	Per	1,166	0
68.	Peter	128	+6
78.	Petter	116	-6
83.	Ragnar	103	+2
56.	Reidar	154	-8
92.	Roald	87	-3
39.	Roar	232	-1
79.	Robert	111	0
43.	Roger	210	+1
19.	Rolf	410	0
35.	Roy	242	+5
14.	Rune	468	+2
23.	Stein	378	-5
27.	Steinar	346	-4
51.	Stig	170	-2
5.	Svein	755	0
81.	Sven	109	+3
59.	Sverre	143	+3
7.	Terje	682	-1
53.	Thor	164	-1
18.	Tom	413	+4
15.	Tor	463	-5
65.	Torbjørn	135	-9
16.	Tore	455	+5
99.	Tormod	74	new
13.	Trond	492	+2
90.	Trygve	89	+3
87.	Ulf	95	+1
35.	Vidar	242	+1
98.	Willy	79	+1

Rank	Name	Times	+/-
Girls
33.	Anita	288	+18
24.	Ann	320	0
65.	Anna	118	-2
1.	Anne	1,762	0
81.	Anne-Lise	78	+6
95.	Anny	62	new
39.	Åse	267	-18
22.	Astrid	328	-6
15.	Aud	373	-1
2.	Bente	849	+1
10.	Berit	503	-2
78.	Birgit	85	+7
12.	Bjørg	394	0
53.	Bodil	195	+2
47.	Brit	222	0
32.	Britt	290	-1
55.	Eli	191	-19
29.	Elin	299	-7
30.	Elisabeth	298	-4
23.	Ellen	327	-8
42.	Else	259	-4
9.	Eva	538	+1
75.	Evy	96	-2
41.	Gerd	264	-22
21.	Grete	337	+9
13.	Grethe	390	+15
36.	Gro	273	+13
17.	Gunn	352	-1
99.	Guri	60	0
51.	Hanne	199	+8
88.	Hege	68	new
43.	Heidi	255	+9
85.	Helen	73	+10
91.	Helga	67	-7
26.	Hilde	312	+22
95.	Ingeborg	62	new
3.	Inger	788	-1
39.	Ingrid	267	-4
57.	Ingunn	170	-1
56.	Irene	178	-11
77.	Jane	86	+16
78.	Janne	85	+5
82.	Jorun	75	-5
35.	Jorunn	280	+2
68.	Karen	111	0
4.	Kari	702	+1
20.	Karin	338	0
46.	Kirsten	233	-13
64.	Kirsti	121	-2
69.	Kjersti	110	-2
54.	Kristin	193	-1
38.	Laila	268	+4
98.	Lill	61	-1
61.	Lillian	148	-4
73.	Linda	104	+5
50.	Lisbeth	214	-6
63.	Lise	122	+8
6.	Liv	630	0
88.	Mari	68	new
66.	Maria	113	+2
31.	Marianne	294	+12
5.	Marit	643	-1
76.	Mary	88	+2
27.	May	311	0
99.	Merete	60	-2
44.	Mette	251	+1
28.	Mona	300	+11
51.	Nina	199	+3
95.	Olaug	62	-6
49.	Ragnhild	217	-8
11.	Randi	489	0
45.	Reidun	241	-14
74.	Rigmor	98	-13
48.	Rita	220	+2
60.	Ruth	149	0
91.	Sidsel	67	-17
80.	Signe	80	-4
87.	Sigrid	72	-1
93.	Sigrun	65	-12
82.	Siri	75	-2
16.	Sissel	370	+7
85.	Siv	73	+5
72.	Solfrid	105	-2
34.	Solveig	285	0
62.	Sølvi	147	+3
67.	Sonja	112	+7
71.	Synnøve	106	-6
18.	Tone	345	+11
70.	Torhild	108	+2
59.	Toril	156	-1
88.	Torild	68	-7
25.	Torill	315	+15
58.	Torunn	159	+5
8.	Tove	567	+1
84.	Trine	74	+15
19.	Turid	342	-1
14.	Unni	389	-1
94.	Vera	64	0
36.	Vigdis	273	-11
7.	Wenche	578	0

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