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.
Boys · Girls
Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
97.
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Ola
97 -19
92.
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Jostein
99 -15
68.
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Petter
138 -13
85.
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Inge
112 -12
70.
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Thor
137 -10
74.
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Bård
128 -10
75.
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Eirik
127 -10
44.
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Leif
246 -9
59.
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Ove
150 -9
97.
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Kåre
97 -8
48.
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Rolf
215 -7
35.
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Roy
288 -6
45.
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Steinar
242 -6
73.
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Håkon
131 -6
28.
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Arne
360 -5
38.
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Arild
266 -5
46.
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Øystein
238 -5
67.
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Jens
139 -5
80.
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Paul
117 -5
53.
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Olav
188 -4
88.
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Martin
107 -4
20.
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Erik
428 -3
21.
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Tom
425 -3
40.
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Helge
260 -3
41.
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Harald
255 -3
43.
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Jarle
247 -3
47.
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Gunnar
219 -3
29.
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Kjetil
334 -2
49.
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Roar
213 -2
50.
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Jørn
198 -2
91.
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Bent
103 -2
7.
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Lars
694 -1
9.
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Terje
621 -1
10.
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Svein
610 -1
13.
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Tor
527 -1
16.
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John
489 -1
17.
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Hans
460 -1
26.
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Odd
387 -1
58.
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Magne
151 -1
61.
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Einar
147 -1
66.
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Kai
141 -1
89.
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Håvard
106 -1
100.
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Runar
93 -1
1.
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Jan
1,347 0
2.
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Bjørn
1,074 0
3.
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Geir
1,005 0
4.
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Per
909 0
5.
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Rune
839 0
7.
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Morten
694 0
11.
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Knut
568 0
14.
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Kjell
522 0
22.
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Frank
418 0
24.
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Jon
402 0
30.
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Stein
319 0
31.
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Pål
312 0
36.
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Nils
286 0
54.
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Ronny
182 0
57.
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Johnny
164 0
84.
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Lasse
113 0
94.
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Johan
98 0
12.
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Ole
560 +1
52.
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Atle
192 +1
55.
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Ståle
172 +1
68.
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Egil
138 +1
70.
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Kurt
137 +1
77.
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Eivind
123 +1
17.
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Tore
460 +2
19.
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Stig
435 +2
32.
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Dag
310 +2
78.
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Torbjørn
120 +2
82.
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Jonny
114 +2
99.
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Glenn
94 new
6.
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Trond
708 +3
23.
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Roger
417 +3
25.
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Øyvind
388 +3
79.
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Finn
118 +3
27.
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Vidar
361 +4
59.
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Karl
150 +4
72.
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Henning
133 +4
90.
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Andre
104 +4
15.
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Frode
492 +5
63.
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Ivar
143 +6
39.
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Thomas
261 +7
76.
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Michael
125 +7
94.
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Bjørnar
98 new
94.
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Richard
98 new
51.
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Kenneth
193 +8
63.
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Alf
143 +8
36.
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Anders
286 +9
82.
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Ketil
114 +9
92.
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Dariusz
99 new
33.
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Espen
302 +10
42.
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Tommy
248 +10
56.
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Christian
165 +11
63.
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Arve
143 +11
81.
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Peter
116 +11
87.
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David
109 new
86.
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Arnt
111 new
34.
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Robert
296 +17
61.
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Sven
147 +26
Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
75.
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Mariann
116 -23
88.
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Ann-Kristin
95 -16
56.
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Trude
173 -15
93.
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Karen
91 -14
63.
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Grete
149 -13
94.
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Toril
88 -13
99.
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Aina
83 -12
65.
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Unni
148 -11
88.
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Kirsten
95 -11
82.
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Sølvi
107 -10
80.
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Aud
108 -9
83.
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Jane
106 -9
56.
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Astrid
173 -8
63.
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Eli
149 -8
53.
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Britt
179 -7
69.
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Torill
140 -7
86.
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Lillian
100 -7
22.
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Wenche
395 -6
38.
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Merete
258 -6
67.
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Solveig
143 -6
39.
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Berit
255 -5
16.
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Marit
448 -4
17.
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Kari
443 -4
31.
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Trine
301 -4
32.
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Ellen
296 -4
52.
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Lisbeth
181 -4
87.
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Birgitte
98 -4
10.
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Kristin
518 -3
25.
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Elin
364 -3
29.
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Liv
318 -3
43.
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Rita
229 -3
46.
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May
212 -3
47.
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Maria
204 -3
71.
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Kirsti
122 -3
73.
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Vigdis
121 -3
77.
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Siw
112 -3
5.
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Nina
724 -2
8.
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Bente
649 -2
12.
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Ann
503 -2
20.
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Elisabeth
409 -2
66.
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Ingunn
145 -2
95.
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Helene
87 -2
6.
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Anita
692 -1
15.
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Inger
456 -1
18.
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Tove
434 -1
30.
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Sissel
306 -1
37.
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Lise
259 -1
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Anne
1,544 0
2.
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Hilde
776 0
4.
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Marianne
731 0
19.
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Mette
430 0
21.
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Eva
406 0
23.
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Hanne
370 0
33.
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Janne
287 0
35.
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Randi
272 0
39.
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Kjersti
255 0
24.
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Siv
369 +1
44.
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Ingrid
228 +1
45.
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Karin
213 +1
97.
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Pia
86 +1
7.
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Tone
669 +2
9.
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Mona
533 +2
28.
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Laila
323 +2
49.
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Grethe
198 +2
50.
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Anette
184 +2
67.
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Turid
143 +2
99.
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Christine
83 new
34.
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Gro
274 +3
54.
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Siri
178 +3
84.
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Annette
104 +3
90.
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Reidun
94 +3
98.
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Charlotte
85 new
11.
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Hege
511 +4
27.
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Gunn
325 +4
58.
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Jorunn
170 +4
74.
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Cathrine
119 +4
80.
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Else
108 +4
3.
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Heidi
746 +5
51.
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Anna
182 +5
60.
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Åse
157 +5
61.
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Beate
150 +5
71.
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Bodil
122 +5
79.
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Monika
109 +5
36.
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Irene
261 +6
61.
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Ragnhild
150 +6
95.
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Camilla
87 new
13.
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Monica
493 +7
85.
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Lill
102 +7
92.
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Tina
93 +7
78.
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Torunn
111 +8
14.
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Linda
486 +10
90.
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Synnøve
94 new
26.
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Line
360 +12
47.
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Vibeke
204 +12
70.
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Merethe
131 +12
41.
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Gry
251 +17
42.
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Lene
231 +17
76.
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Cecilie
114 +21
59.
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Lena
165 +28
55.
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Sonja
177 new