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
73.	Gjermund	133	new
60.	Tommy	161	+21
72.	Ola	135	+16
69.	Christian	138	+15
82.	Ketil	114	+15
88.	Bent	101	new
57.	Ronny	167	+12
75.	Inge	132	+12
65.	Kenneth	151	+11
79.	Jostein	124	+11
27.	Arild	337	+10
30.	Kjetil	327	+10
91.	Reidar	97	+8
94.	Andrzej	92	new
7.	Ole	660	+5
67.	Bård	142	+5
96.	David	91	new
34.	Nils	285	+4
42.	Jarle	251	+4
52.	Johnny	178	+4
64.	Thomas	153	+4
96.	Åge	91	+4
15.	John	526	+3
16.	Tom	481	+3
43.	Øystein	240	+3
53.	Jens	175	+3
98.	Arnt	89	new
19.	Erik	469	+2
22.	Frank	400	+2
37.	Pål	276	+2
47.	Espen	218	+2
49.	Ove	185	+2
51.	Atle	184	+2
62.	Jonny	156	+2
77.	Kåre	130	+2
3.	Geir	987	+1
5.	Rune	764	+1
6.	Lars	709	+1
10.	Svein	634	+1
14.	Tor	529	+1
21.	Roger	401	+1
28.	Øyvind	335	+1
35.	Harald	278	+1
41.	Anders	257	+1
54.	Magne	171	+1
62.	Petter	156	+1
100.	Andre	87	new
1.	Jan	1,446	0
2.	Bjørn	1,117	0
8.	Knut	655	0
13.	Morten	583	0
17.	Tore	471	0
25.	Jon	386	0
26.	Stig	364	0
32.	Vidar	286	0
58.	Egil	165	0
84.	Martin	109	0
4.	Per	978	-1
11.	Trond	614	-1
24.	Frode	398	-1
31.	Steinar	289	-1
44.	Jørn	235	-1
45.	Roar	223	-1
49.	Olav	185	-1
55.	Thor	169	-1
59.	Alf	164	-1
84.	Sverre	109	-1
22.	Odd	400	-2
29.	Stein	329	-2
32.	Helge	286	-2
46.	Robert	221	-2
68.	Kurt	140	-2
92.	Håvard	93	-2
12.	Kjell	591	-3
17.	Hans	471	-3
9.	Terje	654	-4
20.	Arne	404	-4
38.	Roy	269	-4
69.	Ståle	138	-4
81.	Paul	115	-4
40.	Leif	263	-5
80.	Sven	123	-5
87.	Håkon	103	-5
39.	Rolf	267	-6
56.	Ivar	168	-6
66.	Kai	143	-6
94.	Asbjørn	92	-6
48.	Gunnar	208	-7
99.	Bjørnar	88	-7
92.	Johan	93	-8
36.	Dag	277	-9
61.	Einar	157	-9
71.	Finn	137	-9
75.	Arve	132	-9
78.	Peter	126	-9
83.	Henning	111	-10
88.	Torbjørn	101	-11
90.	Eivind	99	-11
73.	Karl	133	-12
86.	Michael	104	-13

Rank	Name	Times	+/-
Girls
72.	Mariann	130	+21
71.	Vibeke	133	+17
86.	Birgitte	100	new
86.	Tina	100	new
54.	Lene	183	+14
76.	Toril	113	+14
51.	Trude	194	+12
70.	Bodil	137	+12
67.	Anette	146	+11
37.	Janne	246	+10
47.	Solveig	203	+8
23.	Hege	346	+7
58.	Ragnhild	168	+7
77.	Jane	112	+7
10.	Mona	537	+6
12.	Ann	522	+6
46.	Grete	208	+6
8.	Tone	567	+5
26.	Siv	326	+5
27.	Laila	318	+5
31.	Monica	294	+5
33.	Lise	272	+5
43.	Britt	229	+5
48.	Line	196	+5
92.	Merethe	94	+5
17.	Elisabeth	452	+4
35.	Rita	251	+4
41.	Ingrid	235	+4
66.	Beate	147	+4
48.	Åse	196	+3
59.	Gry	162	+3
78.	Synnøve	110	+3
84.	Susanne	102	+3
98.	Ann-Kristin	78	new
2.	Nina	807	+2
4.	Anita	679	+2
5.	Marianne	673	+2
22.	Linda	348	+2
78.	Aina	110	+2
11.	Kari	523	+1
36.	Merete	247	+1
42.	Gro	231	+1
60.	Siri	161	+1
68.	Kirsti	144	+1
100.	Mari	76	new
1.	Anne	1,758	0
3.	Hilde	794	0
14.	Wenche	498	0
20.	Hanne	416	0
25.	Berit	331	0
40.	Karin	240	0
89.	Ruth	96	0
6.	Bente	647	-1
9.	Kristin	564	-1
16.	Mette	486	-1
23.	Liv	346	-1
28.	Trine	316	-1
50.	Unni	195	-1
65.	Bjørg	151	-1
74.	Cathrine	127	-1
75.	Lillian	116	-1
93.	Karen	93	-1
94.	Monika	92	-1
19.	Eva	433	-2
21.	Elin	388	-2
30.	Gunn	308	-2
44.	Kjersti	223	-2
80.	Lena	108	-2
13.	Inger	509	-3
29.	Sissel	315	-3
38.	May	241	-3
57.	Jorunn	176	-3
61.	Anna	158	-3
63.	Ingunn	152	-3
69.	Torill	141	-3
89.	Torunn	96	-3
62.	Vigdis	154	-4
89.	Siw	96	-4
7.	Heidi	639	-5
15.	Marit	493	-5
34.	Randi	258	-5
38.	Irene	241	-5
88.	Gerd	98	-5
56.	Maria	182	-6
63.	Turid	152	-6
97.	Helene	85	-6
99.	Birgit	77	-6
53.	Lisbeth	185	-7
80.	Kirsten	108	-8
83.	Brit	103	-8
18.	Tove	444	-9
32.	Ellen	292	-9
54.	Eli	183	-10
85.	Sølvi	101	-10
45.	Grethe	209	-11
52.	Astrid	190	-11
72.	Aud	130	-16
82.	Else	104	-16
94.	Helle	92	-17
96.	Reidun	91	-25

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