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
28.	Leif	306	-7	-88	-22.3%
14.	Odd	484	-4	-83	-14.6%
10.	Arne	535	-1	-80	-13.0%
2.	Per	1,098	0	-68	-5.8%
57.	Johnny	142	-12	-62	-30.4%
30.	Arild	305	-6	-60	-16.4%
18.	Trond	448	-5	-44	-8.9%
20.	Tore	416	-4	-39	-8.6%
49.	Finn	170	-5	-37	-17.9%
68.	Jens	120	-13	-36	-23.1%
82.	Jarle	101	-17	-34	-25.2%
46.	Magne	185	-6	-33	-15.1%
84.	Johan	99	-17	-31	-23.8%
63.	Åge	129	-9	-31	-19.4%
79.	Oddvar	109	-17	-30	-21.6%
54.	Karl	154	-5	-29	-15.8%
75.	Sverre	117	-16	-26	-18.2%
42.	Roar	209	-3	-23	-9.9%
25.	Steinar	325	+2	-21	-6.1%
21.	Rolf	389	-2	-21	-5.1%
88.	Arnfinn	89	-7	-20	-18.3%
11.	Ole	510	0	-20	-3.8%
6.	Svein	735	-1	-20	-2.6%
82.	Kai	101	-5	-19	-15.8%
47.	Kåre	175	-1	-18	-9.3%
22.	Stein	360	+1	-18	-4.8%
78.	Paul	111	-10	-17	-13.3%
65.	Inge	128	-7	-17	-11.7%
7.	Terje	665	0	-17	-2.5%
71.	Torbjørn	119	-6	-16	-11.9%
91.	Kjetil	86	-7	-15	-14.9%
100.	Bernt	78	-12	-13	-14.3%
77.	Peter	115	-9	-13	-10.2%
66.	Arvid	126	-4	-13	-9.4%
52.	Stig	157	-1	-13	-7.6%
60.	Asbjørn	132	-1	-11	-7.7%
56.	Reidar	143	0	-11	-7.1%
43.	Ivar	205	-2	-11	-5.1%
53.	Pål	156	-1	-10	-6.0%
40.	Roy	234	-5	-8	-3.3%
23.	Gunnar	355	+2	-7	-1.9%
3.	Bjørn	966	0	-7	-0.7%
94.	David	82	-3	-6	-6.8%
93.	Trygve	83	-3	-6	-6.7%
68.	Atle	120	+5	-6	-4.8%
68.	Erling	120	+5	-6	-4.8%
94.	Michael	82	-2	-5	-5.7%
24.	Helge	344	+2	-5	-1.4%
44.	Alf	190	+2	-3	-1.6%
32.	Nils	286	0	-2	-0.7%
81.	Ragnar	102	+2	-1	-1.0%
67.	Håkon	123	+8	-1	-0.8%
59.	Ola	135	+5	-1	-0.7%
27.	Harald	310	+2	-1	-0.3%
35.	Frank	247	-1	+2	+0.8%
94.	Willy	82	+4	+3	+3.8%
86.	Roald	90	+6	+3	+3.4%
62.	Jostein	130	+8	+3	+2.4%
38.	Øyvind	238	-1	+3	+1.3%
36.	Vidar	245	-1	+3	+1.2%
61.	Jørn	131	+9	+4	+3.1%
26.	Erik	321	+2	+4	+1.3%
89.	Ketil	87	+6	+5	+6.1%
31.	Dag	304	-1	+5	+1.7%
12.	John	502	0	+5	+1.0%
98.	Arnt	79	+2	+6	+8.2%
98.	Ståle	79	new	new	new
97.	Sigurd	80	new	new	new
76.	Sven	116	+5	+7	+6.4%
63.	Kurt	129	+13	+7	+5.7%
48.	Thor	171	+5	+7	+4.3%
73.	Bjarne	118	+7	+8	+7.3%
71.	Robert	119	+8	+8	+7.2%
36.	Einar	245	+2	+11	+4.7%
28.	Jon	306	+3	+12	+4.1%
91.	Espen	86	new	new	new
19.	Lars	419	+1	+13	+3.2%
89.	Tommy	87	new	new	new
45.	Øystein	189	+5	+14	+8.0%
85.	Eivind	98	+9	+15	+18.1%
57.	Arve	142	+13	+15	+11.8%
50.	Anders	163	+7	+16	+10.9%
86.	Henning	90	new	new	new
73.	Øivind	118	+13	+19	+19.2%
51.	Frode	162	+10	+20	+14.1%
8.	Knut	649	0	+22	+3.5%
33.	Olav	281	0	+23	+8.9%
38.	Roger	238	+5	+28	+13.3%
13.	Tor	492	+2	+29	+6.3%
41.	Ove	215	+7	+30	+16.2%
55.	Petter	148	+23	+32	+27.6%
5.	Geir	779	+1	+32	+4.3%
80.	Runar	108	new	new	new
34.	Egil	253	+8	+38	+17.7%
15.	Hans	473	+2	+38	+8.7%
4.	Kjell	907	0	+58	+6.8%
15.	Tom	473	+3	+60	+14.5%
17.	Morten	458	+5	+67	+17.1%
1.	Jan	1,550	0	+69	+4.7%
9.	Rune	552	+5	+84	+17.9%

Rank	Name	Times	Rank	Num.	Pct.
Girls			Change
27.	Bjørg	312	-15	-82	-20.8%
11.	Randi	424	0	-65	-13.3%
3.	Bente	785	-1	-64	-7.5%
44.	Britt	234	-12	-56	-19.3%
20.	Unni	334	-6	-55	-14.1%
7.	Liv	577	-1	-53	-8.4%
22.	Aud	322	-7	-51	-13.7%
32.	Turid	293	-13	-49	-14.3%
47.	Laila	224	-9	-44	-16.4%
56.	Brit	180	-9	-42	-18.9%
34.	May	276	-7	-35	-11.3%
51.	Reidun	212	-6	-29	-12.0%
9.	Eva	509	0	-29	-5.4%
67.	Ruth	122	-7	-27	-18.1%
43.	Ingrid	240	-4	-27	-10.1%
8.	Wenche	551	-1	-27	-4.7%
63.	Torunn	133	-5	-26	-16.4%
46.	Mette	225	-2	-26	-10.4%
37.	Solveig	260	-3	-25	-8.8%
79.	Sonja	88	-12	-24	-21.4%
10.	Berit	480	0	-23	-4.6%
41.	Gerd	242	0	-22	-8.3%
25.	Grete	315	-4	-22	-6.5%
38.	Jorunn	259	-3	-21	-7.5%
24.	Karin	317	-4	-21	-6.2%
85.	Evy	76	-10	-20	-20.8%
30.	Ann	300	-6	-20	-6.3%
5.	Kari	682	-1	-20	-2.8%
49.	Kirsten	217	-3	-16	-6.9%
40.	Else	245	+2	-14	-5.4%
36.	Vigdis	261	0	-12	-4.4%
25.	Ellen	315	-2	-12	-3.7%
80.	Rigmor	87	-6	-11	-11.2%
72.	Anna	107	-7	-11	-9.3%
62.	Sølvi	137	0	-10	-6.8%
53.	Lisbeth	204	-3	-10	-4.7%
97.	Sigrid	63	-10	-9	-12.5%
95.	Helen	64	-10	-9	-12.3%
70.	Kirsti	112	-6	-9	-7.4%
54.	Bodil	186	-1	-9	-4.6%
52.	Rita	211	-4	-9	-4.1%
28.	Torill	306	-3	-9	-2.9%
17.	Gunn	344	0	-8	-2.3%
89.	Anne-Lise	71	-8	-7	-9.0%
39.	Heidi	248	+4	-7	-2.7%
13.	Grethe	383	0	-7	-1.8%
88.	Signe	74	-8	-6	-7.5%
100.	Guri	56	-1	-4	-6.7%
82.	Birgit	82	-4	-3	-3.5%
57.	Irene	175	-1	-3	-1.7%
99.	Gunhild	58	new	new	new
81.	Jane	84	-4	-2	-2.3%
58.	Ingunn	168	-1	-2	-1.2%
50.	Ragnhild	215	-1	-2	-0.9%
71.	Karen	110	-3	-1	-0.9%
98.	Ingebjørg	60	new	new	new
77.	Mary	89	-1	+1	+1.1%
73.	Solfrid	106	-1	+1	+1.0%
91.	Sidsel	69	0	+2	+3.0%
90.	Hege	70	-2	+2	+2.9%
66.	Lise	124	-3	+2	+1.6%
30.	Elisabeth	300	0	+2	+0.7%
29.	Elin	301	0	+2	+0.7%
95.	Åshild	64	new	new	new
84.	Siv	78	+1	+5	+6.8%
76.	Janne	90	+2	+5	+5.9%
94.	Aase	66	new	new	new
91.	Ingeborg	69	+4	+7	+11.3%
87.	Helga	75	+4	+8	+11.9%
91.	Mariann	69	new	new	new
59.	Lillian	159	+2	+11	+7.4%
33.	Åse	279	+6	+12	+4.5%
19.	Astrid	340	+3	+12	+3.7%
68.	Torhild	121	+2	+13	+12.0%
77.	Jorun	89	+5	+14	+18.7%
65.	Maria	127	+1	+14	+12.4%
85.	Marie	76	new	new	new
83.	Lill	79	+15	+18	+29.5%
2.	Inger	807	+1	+19	+2.4%
14.	Tone	367	+4	+22	+6.4%
74.	Siri	99	+8	+24	+32.0%
64.	Linda	128	+9	+24	+23.1%
23.	Marianne	320	+8	+26	+8.8%
75.	Torild	96	+13	+28	+41.2%
55.	Toril	185	+4	+29	+18.6%
12.	Sissel	399	+4	+29	+7.8%
18.	Hilde	342	+8	+30	+9.6%
47.	Kristin	224	+7	+31	+16.1%
45.	Hanne	232	+6	+33	+16.6%
61.	Kjersti	144	+8	+34	+30.9%
60.	Synnøve	146	+11	+40	+37.7%
4.	Marit	683	+1	+40	+6.2%
69.	Trine	116	+15	+42	+56.8%
42.	Nina	241	+9	+42	+21.1%
6.	Tove	611	+2	+44	+7.8%
16.	Mona	350	+12	+50	+16.7%
21.	Gro	324	+15	+51	+18.7%
15.	Anita	362	+18	+74	+25.7%
35.	Eli	266	+20	+75	+39.3%
1.	Anne	1,871	0	+109	+6.2%

Popularity extremes for Norway