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
Rank Name Times
89.
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Aage
74
65.
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Åge
126
30.
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Alf
270
54.
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Anders
148
34.
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Arild
254
6.
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Arne
869
88.
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Arnfinn
77
81.
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Arve
88
37.
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Arvid
234
36.
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Asbjørn
236
82.
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Atle
86
95.
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Bernt
67
82.
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Birger
86
45.
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Bjarne
187
3.
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Bjørn
1,052
47.
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Dag
175
69.
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Dagfinn
117
86.
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David
85
27.
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Egil
320
23.
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Einar
353
82.
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Eivind
86
26.
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Erik
330
43.
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Erling
200
28.
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Finn
278
58.
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Frank
138
39.
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Fred
227
60.
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Geir
134
12.
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Gunnar
495
50.
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Håkon
166
10.
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Hans
583
8.
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Harald
681
72.
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Harry
108
22.
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Helge
371
57.
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Inge
139
32.
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Ivar
262
1.
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Jan
1,249
74.
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Jarle
107
53.
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Jens
158
46.
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Johan
181
75.
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Johannes
104
15.
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John
481
94.
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Johnny
69
33.
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Jon
260
90.
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Jørgen
73
70.
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Jostein
114
77.
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Kai
97
21.
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Kåre
397
31.
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Karl
263
4.
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Kjell
1,034
7.
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Knut
701
79.
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Kristian
91
24.
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Lars
345
18.
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Leif
450
98.
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Magnar
63
29.
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Magne
271
82.
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Martin
86
25.
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Nils
332
9.
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Odd
621
93.
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Oddbjørn
70
41.
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Oddvar
205
66.
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Øivind
122
56.
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Ola
141
95.
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Olaf
67
20.
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Olav
414
16.
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Ole
480
97.
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Otto
65
55.
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Ove
147
59.
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Øystein
136
50.
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Øyvind
166
98.
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Pål
63
67.
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Paul
118
2.
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Per
1,209
70.
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Peter
114
44.
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Ragnar
191
35.
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Reidar
252
78.
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Roald
93
52.
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Roar
162
86.
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Robert
85
80.
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Roger
89
14.
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Rolf
489
90.
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Roy
73
61.
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Sigmund
132
76.
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Sigurd
101
41.
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Stein
205
19.
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Steinar
417
5.
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Svein
905
67.
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Sven
118
37.
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Sverre
234
11.
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Terje
582
40.
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Thor
219
98.
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Thore
63
48.
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Tom
171
17.
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Tor
477
64.
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Torbjørn
127
13.
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Tore
490
48.
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Trond
171
63.
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Trygve
128
92.
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Ulf
72
72.
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Vidar
108
62.
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Willy
130
Girls
Rank Name Times
46.
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Aase
136
74.
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Ann
84
37.
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Anna
183
1.
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Anne
1,383
43.
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Anne-Lise
145
98.
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Anne-Marie
62
25.
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Åse
320
68.
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Aslaug
97
93.
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Astri
64
12.
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Astrid
507
15.
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Aud
497
63.
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Bente
109
7.
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Berit
651
59.
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Birgit
112
6.
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Bjørg
697
36.
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Bodil
186
27.
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Brit
306
33.
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Britt
251
91.
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Edel
65
88.
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Edith
66
75.
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Eldbjørg
83
31.
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Eli
290
41.
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Elin
150
44.
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Elisabeth
140
29.
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Ellen
300
59.
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Elsa
112
13.
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Else
501
78.
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Erna
78
8.
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Eva
616
88.
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Evy
66
9.
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Gerd
554
78.
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Greta
78
28.
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Grete
304
21.
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Grethe
355
67.
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Gro
100
88.
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Gudrun
66
82.
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Gunhild
69
53.
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Gunn
120
48.
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Gunvor
133
93.
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Hanne
64
63.
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Helga
109
96.
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Hilde
63
58.
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Ingebjørg
113
66.
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Ingeborg
101
2.
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Inger
1,138
26.
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Ingrid
311
85.
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Ingunn
68
54.
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Irene
119
50.
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Jorun
128
23.
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Jorunn
338
61.
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Karen
111
4.
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Kari
831
10.
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Karin
549
19.
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Kirsten
387
51.
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Kirsti
123
93.
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Kjellaug
64
24.
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Laila
335
39.
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Lillian
154
71.
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Lisbeth
92
82.
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Lise
69
3.
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Liv
877
76.
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Magnhild
80
81.
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Målfrid
77
91.
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Margit
65
87.
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Maria
67
98.
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Marianne
62
68.
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Marie
97
5.
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Marit
743
56.
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Mary
114
45.
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May
137
55.
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Mette
116
96.
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Mona
63
98.
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Oddny
62
72.
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Olaug
89
18.
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Ragnhild
388
11.
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Randi
512
17.
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Reidun
398
38.
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Rigmor
173
35.
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Ruth
199
51.
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Sidsel
123
62.
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Signe
110
70.
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Sigrid
95
73.
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Sigrun
87
34.
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Sissel
222
49.
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Solfrid
129
14.
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Solveig
500
42.
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Sonja
147
78.
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Svanhild
78
46.
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Synnøve
136
56.
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Tone
114
82.
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Tordis
69
76.
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Torhild
80
85.
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Toril
68
40.
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Torill
153
65.
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Torunn
102
20.
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Tove
368
15.
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Turid
497
30.
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Unni
291
32.
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Vigdis
277
22.
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Wenche
344