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
28.	Morten	333	+8	+84	+33.7%
88.	Michael	91	new	new	new
37.	Roar	240	+7	+46	+23.7%
74.	Frode	113	+15	+21	+22.8%
15.	Stein	450	+7	+82	+22.3%
83.	Magnar	99	+11	+17	+20.7%
47.	Roy	183	+10	+30	+19.6%
88.	Håkon	91	+8	+14	+18.2%
9.	Geir	573	+3	+82	+16.7%
75.	Pål	112	+9	+16	+16.7%
73.	Robert	122	+7	+17	+16.2%
48.	Stig	174	+10	+24	+16.0%
26.	Rune	342	+3	+46	+15.5%
91.	Dagfinn	88	+5	+11	+14.3%
11.	John	516	+4	+62	+13.7%
24.	Tom	361	+4	+43	+13.5%
80.	Arnt	106	+6	+12	+12.8%
16.	Trond	439	+4	+48	+12.3%
39.	Vidar	222	+3	+24	+12.1%
23.	Leif	366	+3	+39	+11.9%
96.	Torstein	77	new	new	new
72.	Johan	125	+2	+11	+9.6%
30.	Jon	301	+2	+26	+9.5%
97.	Torgeir	76	new	new	new
59.	Ola	137	+10	+10	+7.9%
64.	Kurt	131	+8	+9	+7.4%
98.	Bent	75	+1	+5	+7.1%
36.	Frank	243	+4	+15	+6.6%
50.	Ove	170	+2	+9	+5.6%
75.	Jørn	112	+3	+5	+4.7%
70.	Johnny	127	+2	+5	+4.1%
49.	Roger	171	+2	+6	+3.6%
84.	Trygve	97	+2	+3	+3.2%
64.	Arve	131	+4	+3	+2.3%
13.	Ole	497	0	+11	+2.3%
44.	Øystein	187	+3	+4	+2.2%
44.	Thor	187	+3	+4	+2.2%
29.	Nils	327	-2	+6	+1.9%
34.	Magne	252	+3	+4	+1.6%
100.	Thomas	71	new	new	new
2.	Per	1,078	0	+15	+1.4%
1.	Jan	1,429	0	+16	+1.1%
32.	Olav	283	-2	+3	+1.1%
71.	Petter	126	-1	+1	+0.8%
61.	Inge	136	+5	+1	+0.7%
54.	Jens	157	+1	+1	+0.6%
5.	Svein	825	0	0	0.0%
6.	Terje	689	0	-1	-0.1%
78.	Kai	110	-2	-1	-0.9%
87.	Atle	92	+1	-1	-1.1%
35.	Dag	250	-1	-3	-1.2%
7.	Arne	672	0	-9	-1.3%
17.	Tore	419	-1	-6	-1.4%
61.	Åge	136	+3	-2	-1.4%
19.	Lars	384	+2	-6	-1.5%
82.	Sven	103	-2	-2	-1.9%
46.	Finn	185	-1	-4	-2.1%
14.	Hans	495	-3	-12	-2.4%
18.	Helge	389	0	-10	-2.5%
67.	Bjarne	130	0	-4	-3.0%
11.	Tor	516	-1	-16	-3.0%
27.	Arild	338	-3	-12	-3.4%
4.	Kjell	867	0	-35	-3.9%
56.	Sverre	150	-2	-7	-4.5%
57.	Torbjørn	149	-2	-7	-4.5%
52.	Arvid	168	-3	-8	-4.5%
81.	David	104	-4	-5	-4.6%
25.	Erik	344	-2	-20	-5.5%
38.	Egil	239	-4	-14	-5.5%
69.	Jostein	128	-4	-8	-5.9%
10.	Odd	538	-1	-35	-6.1%
59.	Asbjørn	137	0	-9	-6.2%
55.	Erling	151	-3	-10	-6.2%
33.	Einar	259	-2	-19	-6.8%
22.	Steinar	367	-3	-28	-7.1%
68.	Paul	129	-5	-10	-7.2%
63.	Anders	135	-4	-11	-7.5%
86.	Peter	93	-3	-8	-7.9%
95.	Ulf	81	-4	-7	-8.0%
43.	Alf	196	-2	-17	-8.0%
20.	Rolf	382	-3	-34	-8.2%
41.	Ivar	211	-2	-19	-8.3%
92.	Willy	84	-3	-8	-8.7%
8.	Knut	580	0	-64	-9.9%
50.	Reidar	170	-5	-19	-10.1%
64.	Øivind	131	-5	-15	-10.3%
3.	Bjørn	901	0	-106	-10.5%
79.	Jarle	108	-9	-17	-13.6%
42.	Øyvind	204	-4	-33	-13.9%
99.	Sigmund	74	-7	-12	-14.0%
84.	Arnfinn	97	-9	-16	-14.2%
52.	Karl	168	-9	-28	-14.3%
94.	Eivind	82	-10	-14	-14.6%
88.	Roald	91	-10	-16	-15.0%
58.	Oddvar	148	-9	-28	-15.9%
40.	Kåre	213	-7	-41	-16.1%
31.	Harald	292	-7	-58	-16.6%
93.	Bernt	83	-11	-20	-19.4%
21.	Gunnar	374	-7	-97	-20.6%
77.	Ragnar	111	-15	-32	-22.4%

Rank	Name	Times	Rank	Num.	Pct.
Girls			Change
61.	Heidi	137	+28	+71	+108%
46.	Mona	207	+15	+83	+66.9%
79.	Siri	85	+20	+26	+44.1%
57.	Nina	143	+15	+43	+43.0%
52.	Hanne	169	+7	+42	+33.1%
63.	Anita	131	+10	+32	+32.3%
44.	Mette	218	+6	+53	+32.1%
66.	Sølvi	122	+8	+24	+24.5%
42.	Gro	228	+5	+44	+23.9%
86.	Mari	72	new	new	new
30.	Ann	276	+11	+49	+21.6%
87.	Jane	71	new	new	new
87.	Siv	71	new	new	new
60.	Solfrid	139	+5	+23	+19.8%
21.	Vigdis	327	+13	+54	+19.8%
15.	Gunn	379	+8	+62	+19.6%
72.	Mary	101	+6	+14	+16.1%
91.	Åshild	68	new	new	new
56.	Anna	144	+4	+19	+15.2%
21.	Sissel	327	+11	+42	+14.7%
9.	Tove	533	+3	+67	+14.4%
50.	Rita	187	+3	+23	+14.0%
6.	Bente	665	0	+81	+13.9%
94.	Trine	67	+5	+8	+13.6%
62.	Hilde	136	+1	+16	+13.3%
66.	Kjersti	122	+1	+14	+13.0%
94.	Gunhild	67	+3	+7	+11.7%
65.	Karen	129	-1	+12	+10.3%
96.	Ingeborg	65	new	new	new
36.	Eli	256	+4	+23	+9.9%
89.	Ingebjørg	69	+5	+6	+9.5%
98.	Helen	64	-1	+4	+6.7%
42.	Brit	228	+2	+14	+6.5%
27.	Elisabeth	282	+8	+17	+6.4%
91.	Vera	68	-1	+4	+6.3%
75.	Jorun	91	+3	+4	+4.6%
13.	Unni	397	+3	+15	+3.9%
51.	Toril	171	-1	+6	+3.6%
45.	Irene	210	+1	+7	+3.4%
19.	Ellen	330	+3	+8	+2.5%
26.	Elin	297	+2	+6	+2.1%
96.	Margaret	65	-6	+1	+1.6%
53.	Ingunn	165	+2	+2	+1.2%
82.	Sigrun	83	0	+1	+1.2%
68.	Torhild	116	-2	+1	+0.9%
41.	Laila	241	-2	+2	+0.8%
12.	Bjørg	473	-1	+3	+0.6%
38.	May	249	0	+1	+0.4%
10.	Wenche	511	0	+2	+0.4%
7.	Eva	561	0	+2	+0.4%
20.	Reidun	328	+1	+1	+0.3%
38.	Tone	249	-1	0	0.0%
71.	Lise	102	-2	0	0.0%
73.	Maria	95	+4	0	0.0%
78.	Birgit	86	+2	0	0.0%
1.	Anne	1,697	0	-20	-1.2%
80.	Anne-Lise	84	+1	-1	-1.2%
37.	Ragnhild	251	-1	-4	-1.6%
8.	Berit	537	0	-9	-1.6%
24.	Solveig	305	+1	-6	-1.9%
84.	Linda	78	0	-2	-2.5%
89.	Olaug	69	-2	-2	-2.8%
14.	Aud	385	0	-12	-3.0%
28.	Britt	281	+1	-9	-3.1%
18.	Astrid	351	-1	-13	-3.6%
16.	Gerd	368	-1	-16	-4.2%
3.	Marit	733	+1	-32	-4.2%
5.	Liv	721	0	-34	-4.5%
85.	Signe	77	-2	-4	-4.9%
33.	Torill	267	0	-14	-5.0%
31.	Jorunn	271	0	-15	-5.2%
59.	Kirsti	140	-2	-8	-5.4%
73.	Sonja	95	-3	-6	-5.9%
23.	Turid	312	-5	-22	-6.6%
48.	Bodil	201	-5	-15	-6.9%
29.	Ingrid	278	-2	-21	-7.0%
11.	Randi	498	-2	-38	-7.1%
98.	Aase	64	-10	-5	-7.2%
49.	Lisbeth	194	-4	-17	-8.1%
2.	Inger	861	0	-80	-8.5%
47.	Marianne	203	-5	-19	-8.6%
35.	Grethe	262	-5	-26	-9.0%
4.	Kari	722	-1	-73	-9.2%
25.	Grete	303	-7	-31	-9.3%
54.	Kristin	157	-6	-20	-11.3%
17.	Karin	363	-4	-54	-12.9%
80.	Helga	84	-5	-13	-13.4%
58.	Lillian	141	-5	-23	-14.0%
82.	Evy	83	-7	-14	-14.4%
69.	Synnøve	115	-11	-20	-14.8%
77.	Torild	89	-9	-16	-15.2%
55.	Ruth	150	-7	-27	-15.3%
34.	Kirsten	265	-10	-50	-15.9%
98.	Sigrid	64	-12	-13	-16.9%
32.	Else	270	-12	-58	-17.7%
40.	Åse	245	-14	-57	-18.9%
63.	Torunn	131	-13	-34	-20.6%
75.	Sidsel	91	-13	-30	-24.8%
70.	Rigmor	112	-14	-37	-24.8%
91.	Marie	68	-21	-33	-32.7%

Popularity extremes for Norway