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	Rank	Num.	Pct.
Boys			Change
96.	Dagfinn	77	-22	-27	-26.0%
75.	Arnfinn	113	-17	-34	-23.1%
69.	Ola	127	-14	-35	-21.6%
99.	Harry	70	-9	-19	-21.3%
18.	Helge	399	-5	-93	-18.9%
94.	Magnar	82	-14	-18	-18.0%
66.	Inge	135	-11	-27	-16.7%
30.	Olav	280	-5	-54	-16.2%
99.	Bent	70	new	new	new
64.	Åge	138	-11	-25	-15.3%
74.	Johan	114	-11	-20	-14.9%
93.	Martin	83	-10	-13	-13.5%
26.	Leif	327	-5	-51	-13.5%
49.	Arvid	176	-9	-25	-12.4%
22.	Stein	368	-5	-51	-12.2%
59.	Asbjørn	146	-7	-20	-12.0%
55.	Torbjørn	156	-5	-20	-11.4%
68.	Arve	128	-8	-15	-10.5%
92.	Sigmund	86	-9	-10	-10.4%
96.	Håkon	77	0	-8	-9.4%
72.	Kurt	122	-9	-12	-9.0%
98.	Birger	76	0	-7	-8.4%
4.	Kjell	902	0	-68	-7.0%
41.	Alf	213	-4	-16	-7.0%
34.	Egil	253	-2	-17	-6.3%
80.	Robert	105	-7	-7	-6.3%
47.	Thor	183	-5	-12	-6.2%
39.	Ivar	230	-3	-15	-6.1%
52.	Ove	161	-1	-10	-5.8%
67.	Bjarne	134	-6	-7	-5.0%
15.	John	454	-1	-21	-4.4%
27.	Nils	321	-2	-13	-3.9%
54.	Sverre	157	-1	-6	-3.7%
47.	Øystein	183	-3	-6	-3.2%
86.	Trygve	94	-4	-3	-3.1%
33.	Kåre	254	0	-7	-2.7%
95.	Henning	81	new	new	new
3.	Bjørn	1,007	-1	-24	-2.3%
24.	Harald	350	0	-7	-2.0%
8.	Knut	644	0	-11	-1.7%
13.	Ole	486	-1	-8	-1.6%
9.	Odd	573	0	-7	-1.2%
11.	Hans	507	-1	-5	-1.0%
34.	Dag	253	0	-2	-0.8%
31.	Einar	278	-2	-2	-0.7%
16.	Tore	425	0	-2	-0.5%
84.	Pål	96	-1	0	0.0%
45.	Finn	189	-1	0	0.0%
17.	Rolf	416	+2	0	0.0%
32.	Jon	275	-1	+4	+1.5%
7.	Arne	681	-1	+10	+1.5%
43.	Karl	196	0	+3	+1.6%
5.	Svein	825	0	+13	+1.6%
1.	Jan	1,413	0	+23	+1.7%
21.	Lars	390	-1	+7	+1.8%
83.	Peter	101	-2	+2	+2.0%
84.	Eivind	96	+4	+2	+2.1%
80.	Sven	105	-3	+3	+2.9%
44.	Roar	194	+2	+6	+3.2%
14.	Gunnar	471	+1	+16	+3.5%
2.	Per	1,063	+1	+39	+3.8%
78.	Jørn	107	-3	+4	+3.9%
55.	Jens	156	+2	+6	+4.0%
89.	Frode	92	+3	+4	+4.5%
6.	Terje	690	+1	+32	+4.9%
78.	Roald	107	-1	+5	+4.9%
42.	Vidar	198	+4	+10	+5.3%
88.	Atle	93	+4	+5	+5.7%
89.	Willy	92	+6	+5	+5.7%
91.	Ulf	88	new	new	new
10.	Tor	532	+1	+31	+6.2%
19.	Steinar	395	+3	+24	+6.5%
45.	Reidar	189	+4	+12	+6.8%
62.	Ragnar	143	+3	+10	+7.5%
63.	Paul	139	+3	+11	+8.6%
20.	Trond	391	+3	+32	+8.9%
24.	Arild	350	+3	+30	+9.4%
76.	Kai	111	+3	+10	+9.9%
65.	Jostein	136	+2	+13	+10.6%
86.	Arnt	94	+12	+11	+13.3%
37.	Magne	248	+1	+32	+14.8%
52.	Erling	161	+10	+21	+15.0%
28.	Tom	318	+2	+42	+15.2%
29.	Rune	296	+6	+42	+16.5%
12.	Geir	491	+5	+72	+17.2%
38.	Øyvind	237	+1	+35	+17.3%
49.	Oddvar	176	+9	+29	+19.7%
77.	David	109	+12	+18	+19.8%
59.	Øivind	146	+10	+25	+20.7%
70.	Petter	125	+5	+22	+21.4%
59.	Anders	146	+12	+26	+21.7%
82.	Bernt	103	+16	+20	+24.1%
57.	Roy	153	+10	+30	+24.4%
36.	Morten	249	+5	+49	+24.5%
40.	Frank	228	+8	+48	+26.7%
72.	Johnny	122	+11	+26	+27.1%
58.	Stig	150	+14	+32	+27.1%
23.	Erik	364	+5	+78	+27.3%
51.	Roger	165	+18	+44	+36.4%
70.	Jarle	125	+22	+37	+42.0%

Rank	Name	Times	Rank	Num.	Pct.
Girls			Change
86.	Sigrid	77	-18	-31	-28.7%
80.	Birgit	86	-14	-31	-26.5%
97.	Gunhild	60	-13	-18	-23.1%
88.	Aase	69	-12	-20	-22.5%
50.	Toril	165	-7	-36	-17.9%
68.	Torild	105	-6	-22	-17.3%
57.	Kirsti	148	-8	-30	-16.9%
94.	Ingebjørg	63	-9	-11	-14.9%
14.	Aud	397	-2	-67	-14.4%
78.	Mary	87	-6	-14	-13.9%
20.	Else	328	-4	-48	-12.8%
65.	Solfrid	116	-9	-16	-12.1%
46.	Irene	203	-8	-27	-11.7%
33.	Torill	281	-14	-35	-11.1%
60.	Anna	125	-6	-15	-10.7%
64.	Karen	117	-4	-11	-8.6%
39.	Laila	239	-4	-22	-8.4%
32.	Sissel	285	-10	-24	-7.8%
62.	Sidsel	121	-3	-10	-7.6%
81.	Anne-Lise	85	-7	-7	-7.6%
44.	Brit	214	-7	-17	-7.4%
48.	Ruth	177	-3	-14	-7.3%
84.	Gunvor	80	-5	-6	-7.0%
83.	Signe	81	-5	-6	-6.9%
31.	Jorunn	286	-8	-21	-6.8%
11.	Bjørg	470	-2	-33	-6.6%
70.	Sonja	101	-2	-7	-6.5%
2.	Inger	941	0	-60	-6.0%
66.	Torhild	115	-2	-7	-5.7%
34.	Vigdis	273	-6	-16	-5.5%
63.	Hilde	120	0	-6	-4.8%
7.	Eva	559	-1	-20	-3.5%
78.	Jorun	87	-3	-3	-3.3%
72.	Nina	100	-1	-3	-2.9%
29.	Britt	290	-2	-7	-2.4%
35.	Elisabeth	265	-1	-6	-2.2%
24.	Kirsten	315	-6	-7	-2.2%
40.	Eli	233	-4	-4	-1.7%
87.	Olaug	71	+2	-1	-1.4%
59.	Hanne	127	+1	-1	-0.8%
15.	Gerd	384	0	-3	-0.8%
47.	Gro	184	-1	-1	-0.5%
8.	Berit	546	-1	-2	-0.4%
43.	Bodil	216	-2	+2	+0.9%
9.	Randi	536	-1	+6	+1.1%
10.	Wenche	509	0	+7	+1.4%
1.	Anne	1,717	0	+29	+1.7%
13.	Karin	417	+1	+8	+2.0%
56.	Rigmor	149	-4	+3	+2.1%
75.	Evy	97	-2	+2	+2.1%
58.	Synnøve	135	-2	+3	+2.3%
30.	Grethe	288	+3	+8	+2.9%
12.	Tove	466	+1	+14	+3.1%
99.	Siri	59	new	new	new
99.	Trine	59	new	new	new
90.	Oddny	64	+3	+3	+4.9%
17.	Astrid	364	0	+18	+5.2%
97.	Helen	60	new	new	new
18.	Turid	334	+1	+18	+5.7%
26.	Åse	302	+3	+17	+6.0%
3.	Kari	795	0	+45	+6.0%
27.	Ingrid	299	+5	+18	+6.4%
21.	Reidun	327	+2	+20	+6.5%
90.	Margaret	64	+5	+4	+6.7%
22.	Ellen	322	+3	+21	+7.0%
90.	Ellinor	64	+7	+5	+8.5%
94.	Edel	63	+4	+5	+8.6%
96.	Aslaug	62	new	new	new
4.	Marit	765	0	+64	+9.1%
84.	Linda	80	+4	+7	+9.6%
25.	Solveig	311	+5	+28	+9.9%
53.	Lillian	164	-2	+15	+10.1%
5.	Liv	755	0	+74	+10.9%
18.	Grete	334	+8	+36	+12.1%
90.	Vera	64	new	new	new
23.	Gunn	317	+8	+35	+12.4%
50.	Mette	165	+2	+19	+13.0%
41.	Ann	227	+3	+27	+13.5%
61.	Mona	124	+6	+15	+13.8%
36.	Ragnhild	255	+4	+31	+13.8%
69.	Lise	102	+7	+13	+14.6%
45.	Lisbeth	211	+3	+27	+14.7%
89.	Heidi	66	new	new	new
82.	Sigrun	82	+8	+12	+17.1%
70.	Marie	101	+9	+15	+17.4%
16.	Unni	382	+3	+66	+20.9%
74.	Sølvi	98	+8	+17	+21.0%
75.	Helga	97	+8	+17	+21.3%
38.	May	248	+4	+45	+22.2%
6.	Bente	584	+5	+106	+22.2%
53.	Rita	164	+2	+31	+23.3%
50.	Torunn	165	+6	+33	+25.0%
67.	Kjersti	108	+12	+22	+25.6%
42.	Marianne	222	+8	+48	+27.6%
77.	Maria	95	+8	+21	+28.4%
28.	Elin	291	+11	+65	+28.8%
73.	Anita	99	+12	+25	+33.8%
37.	Tone	249	+9	+64	+34.6%
48.	Kristin	177	+17	+57	+47.5%
55.	Ingunn	163	+15	+57	+53.8%

Popularity extremes for Norway