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
66.	Åge	133	-3
51.	Alf	168	-7
69.	Anders	125	-19
99.	Andrzej	78	new
30.	Arild	291	0
10.	Arne	556	0
90.	Arnfinn	90	-2
94.	Arnt	88	+4
68.	Arve	130	-11
70.	Arvid	123	-4
72.	Asbjørn	121	-12
58.	Atle	142	+10
95.	Bård	87	new
90.	Bernt	90	+10
89.	Bjarne	91	-16
3.	Bjørn	1,017	0
34.	Dag	268	-3
93.	David	89	+1
46.	Egil	186	-12
39.	Einar	219	-3
83.	Eivind	97	+2
28.	Erik	301	-2
79.	Erling	108	-11
77.	Espen	110	+14
50.	Finn	173	-1
32.	Frank	278	+3
44.	Frode	203	+7
4.	Geir	779	+1
26.	Gunnar	310	-3
79.	Håkon	108	-12
18.	Hans	472	-3
25.	Harald	311	+2
22.	Helge	349	+2
96.	Henning	85	-10
62.	Inge	137	+3
48.	Ivar	185	-5
1.	Jan	1,439	0
65.	Jarle	134	+17
53.	Jens	158	+15
88.	Johan	92	-4
17.	John	481	-5
57.	Johnny	144	0
29.	Jon	298	-1
52.	Jørn	161	+9
79.	Jostein	108	-17
74.	Kai	116	+8
45.	Kåre	199	+2
56.	Karl	147	-2
85.	Ketil	95	+4
4.	Kjell	779	0
82.	Kjetil	98	+9
8.	Knut	640	0
60.	Kurt	139	+3
19.	Lars	451	0
23.	Leif	345	+5
38.	Magne	235	+8
97.	Michael	82	-3
9.	Morten	639	+8
26.	Nils	310	+6
16.	Odd	485	-2
73.	Oddvar	119	+6
85.	Øivind	95	-12
55.	Ola	152	+4
31.	Olav	281	+2
14.	Ole	516	-3
42.	Ove	209	-1
46.	Øystein	186	-1
36.	Øyvind	245	+2
42.	Pål	209	+11
74.	Paul	116	+4
2.	Per	1,139	0
64.	Peter	135	+13
62.	Petter	137	-7
90.	Ragnar	90	-9
70.	Reidar	123	-14
41.	Roar	213	+1
77.	Robert	110	-6
39.	Roger	219	-1
21.	Rolf	383	0
35.	Roy	255	+5
97.	Runar	82	-17
11.	Rune	530	-2
24.	Stein	324	-2
33.	Steinar	273	-8
49.	Stig	183	+3
6.	Svein	706	0
84.	Sven	96	-8
67.	Sverre	131	+8
7.	Terje	657	0
87.	Thomas	93	new
58.	Thor	142	-10
15.	Tom	509	0
54.	Tommy	155	+35
12.	Tor	525	+1
61.	Torbjørn	138	+10
20.	Tore	430	0
12.	Trond	525	+6
76.	Ulf	113	new
37.	Vidar	240	-1
99.	Willy	78	-5

Rank	Name	Times	+/-
Girls
18.	Anita	358	-3
22.	Ann	324	+8
71.	Anna	119	+1
1.	Anne	1,924	0
97.	Anne-Lise	62	-8
38.	Åse	251	-5
100.	Åshild	60	-5
24.	Astrid	320	-5
27.	Aud	308	-5
2.	Bente	809	+1
13.	Berit	437	-3
83.	Birgit	76	-1
21.	Bjørg	333	+6
54.	Bodil	170	0
55.	Brit	164	+1
44.	Britt	230	0
40.	Eli	239	-5
31.	Elin	280	-2
29.	Elisabeth	288	+1
27.	Ellen	308	-2
56.	Else	163	-16
8.	Eva	531	+1
78.	Evy	93	+7
47.	Gerd	219	-6
20.	Grete	351	+5
26.	Grethe	315	-13
32.	Gro	279	-11
83.	Gry	76	new
19.	Gunn	357	-2
83.	Guri	76	+17
42.	Hanne	238	+3
74.	Hege	99	+16
25.	Heidi	317	+14
94.	Helga	65	-7
9.	Hilde	507	+9
80.	Ingeborg	87	+11
3.	Inger	729	-1
43.	Ingrid	231	0
69.	Ingunn	129	-11
53.	Irene	186	+4
77.	Jane	94	+4
72.	Janne	101	+4
90.	Jorun	67	-13
50.	Jorunn	204	-12
72.	Karen	101	-1
4.	Kari	636	+1
23.	Karin	323	+1
52.	Kirsten	191	-3
65.	Kirsti	137	+5
68.	Kjersti	130	-7
35.	Kristin	271	+12
40.	Laila	239	+7
61.	Lillian	146	-2
58.	Linda	153	+6
48.	Lisbeth	217	+5
60.	Lise	147	+6
6.	Liv	559	+1
97.	Mari	62	new
61.	Maria	146	+4
81.	Mariann	85	+10
11.	Marianne	456	+12
90.	Marie	67	-5
5.	Marit	581	-1
89.	Mary	68	-12
34.	May	277	0
90.	Merete	67	new
35.	Mette	271	+11
14.	Mona	396	+2
95.	Monica	64	new
29.	Nina	288	+13
99.	Olaug	61	new
49.	Ragnhild	213	+1
16.	Randi	394	-5
45.	Reidun	220	+6
79.	Rigmor	92	+1
51.	Rita	202	+1
64.	Ruth	141	+3
95.	Signe	64	-7
93.	Sigrun	66	new
61.	Siri	146	+13
12.	Sissel	439	0
87.	Siv	74	-3
76.	Solfrid	96	-3
39.	Solveig	240	-2
58.	Sølvi	153	+4
86.	Sonja	75	-7
66.	Synnøve	135	-6
15.	Tone	395	-1
75.	Torhild	97	-7
57.	Toril	159	-2
88.	Torild	72	-13
37.	Torill	258	-9
70.	Torunn	128	-7
7.	Tove	536	-1
67.	Trine	133	+2
82.	Trude	82	new
32.	Turid	279	0
17.	Unni	379	+3
45.	Vigdis	220	-9
10.	Wenche	505	-2

Popularity extremes for Norway