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
Rank Name Times +/-
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Vidar		 294 +1
9.
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Trond		 626 +2
19.
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Tore		 442 -2
80.
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Torbjørn		 117 +8
12.
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Tor		 574 +2
52.
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Tommy		 193 +8
18.
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Tom		 464 -2
60.
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Thor		 157 -5
46.
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Thomas		 218 +18
8.
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Terje		 652 +1
81.
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Sverre		 114 +3
87.
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Sven		 110 -7
9.
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Svein		 626 +1
21.
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Stig		 419 +5
39.
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Steinar		 258 -8
30.
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Stein		 306 -1
56.
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Ståle		 165 +13
5.
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Rune		 776 0
99.
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Runar		 88 new
29.
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Roy		 307 +9
54.
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Ronny		 186 +3
41.
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Rolf		 239 -2
26.
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Roger		 359 -5
51.
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Robert		 201 -5
47.
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Roar		 211 -2
93.
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Reidar		 97 -2
55.
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Petter		 171 +7
92.
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Peter		 99 -14
4.
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Per		 915 0
75.
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Paul		 122 +6
31.
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Pål		 294 +6
28.
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Øyvind		 330 0
41.
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Øystein		 239 +2
50.
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Ove		 202 -1
13.
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Ole		 566 -6
49.
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Olav		 203 0
78.
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Ola		 118 -6
25.
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Odd		 369 -3
36.
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Nils		 274 -2
7.
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Morten		 662 +6
83.
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Michael		 112 +3
84.
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Martin		 111 0
57.
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Magne		 162 -3
35.
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Leif		 279 +5
84.
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Lasse		 111 new
6.
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Lars		 698 0
71.
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Kurt		 132 -3
96.
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Kristian		 94 new
11.
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Knut		 589 -3
27.
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Kjetil		 345 +3
14.
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Kjell		 530 -2
91.
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Ketil		 101 -9
59.
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Kenneth		 161 +6
63.
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Karl		 147 +10
89.
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Kåre		 108 -12
65.
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Kai		 136 +1
77.
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Jostein		 120 +2
48.
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Jørn		 205 -4
84.
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Jonny		 111 -22
24.
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Jon		 374 +1
57.
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Johnny		 162 -5
15.
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John		 488 0
94.
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Johan		 95 -2
62.
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Jens		 155 -9
40.
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Jarle		 252 +2
1.
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Jan		 1,371 0
69.
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Ivar		 133 -13
73.
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Inge		 131 +2
96.
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Henrik		 94 new
76.
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Henning		 121 +7
37.
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Helge		 271 -5
88.
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Håvard		 109 +4
38.
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Harald		 259 -3
16.
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Hans		 485 +1
67.
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Håkon		 134 +20
44.
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Gunnar		 233 +4
3.
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Geir		 985 0
20.
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Frode		 434 +4
22.
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Frank		 395 0
82.
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Finn		 113 -11
43.
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Espen		 237 +4
17.
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Erik		 481 +2
78.
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Eivind		 118 +12
65.
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Eirik		 136 new
60.
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Einar		 157 +1
69.
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Egil		 133 -11
34.
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Dag		 284 +2
67.
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Christian		 134 +2
2.
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Bjørn		 1,079 0
89.
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Bent		 108 -1
64.
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Bård		 142 +3
53.
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Atle		 189 -2
98.
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Asbjørn		 91 -4
74.
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Arve		 123 +1
23.
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Arne		 388 -3
33.
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Arild		 293 -6
99.
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Andrzej		 88 -5
94.
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Andre		 95 +6
45.
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Anders		 222 -4
71.
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Alf		 132 -12
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
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Wenche		 439 -2
70.
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Vigdis		 134 -8
59.
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Vibeke		 165 +12
54.
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Unni		 173 -4
69.
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Turid		 135 -6
41.
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Trude		 220 +10
27.
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Trine		 321 +1
17.
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Tove		 437 +1
86.
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Torunn		 99 +3
62.
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Torill		 159 +7
81.
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Toril		 104 -5
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Tone		 597 -1
99.
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Tina		 79 -13
95.
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Susanne		 88 -11
72.
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Sølvi		 119 +13
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Solveig		 162 -14
74.
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Siw		 118 +15
25.
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Siv		 383 +1
29.
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Sissel		 307 0
57.
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Siri		 169 +3
96.
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Ruth		 87 -7
40.
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Rita		 221 -5
93.
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Reidun		 89 +3
35.
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Randi		 271 -1
67.
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Ragnhild		 150 -9
98.
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Pia		 80 new
3.
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Nina		 771 -1
84.
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Monika		 100 +10
20.
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Monica		 416 +11
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Mona		 513 -1
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Mette		 428 -3
82.
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Merethe		 103 +10
32.
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Merete		 288 +4
43.
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May		 216 -5
12.
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Marit		 499 +3
4.
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Marianne		 676 +1
52.
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Mariann		 174 +20
44.
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Maria		 212 +12
26.
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Liv		 326 -3
36.
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Lise		 267 -3
48.
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Lisbeth		 190 +5
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Line		 244 +10
24.
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Linda		 387 -2
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Lillian		 107 -4
92.
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Lill		 91 new
59.
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Lene		 165 -5
87.
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Lena		 98 -7
30.
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Laila		 295 -3
7.
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Kristin		 647 +2
39.
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Kjersti		 242 +5
68.
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Kirsti		 136 0
77.
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Kirsten		 110 +3
46.
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Karin		 207 -6
13.
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Kari		 480 -2
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Karen		 107 +14
62.
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Jorunn		 159 -5
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Janne		 287 +4
74.
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Jane		 118 +3
42.
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Irene		 218 -4
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Ingunn		 158 -1
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Ingrid		 208 -4
14.
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Inger		 473 -1
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Hilde		 805 +1
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Helene		 89 +4
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Heidi		 634 -1
15.
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Hege		 453 +8
23.
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Hanne		 397 -3
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Gunn		 292 -1
58.
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Gry		 167 +1
37.
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Gro		 256 +5
51.
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Grethe		 176 -6
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Grete		 184 -4
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Gerd		 77 -12
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Eva		 407 -2
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Else		 100 -2
28.
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Ellen		 316 +4
18.
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Elisabeth		 436 -1
22.
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Elin		 404 -1
55.
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Eli		 172 -1
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Cecilie		 85 new
78.
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Cathrine		 109 -4
46.
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Britt		 207 -3
91.
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Brit		 96 -8
76.
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Bodil		 111 -6
90.
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Bjørg		 97 -25
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Birgitte		 102 +3
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Berit		 282 -9
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Bente		 661 0
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Beate		 151 0
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Aud		 122 +1
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Astrid		 190 +4
65.
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Åse		 153 -17
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Ann-Kristin		 119 +26
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Annette		 98 new
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Anne		 1,647 0
56.
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Anna		 170 +5
10.
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Ann		 536 +2
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Anita		 671 -1
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Anette		 174 +15
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Aina		 98 -9
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Popularity extremes for Norway