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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Anders		 125 -19
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Jostein		 108 -17
97.
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Runar		 82 -17
89.
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Bjarne		 91 -16
70.
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Reidar		 123 -14
46.
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Egil		 186 -12
72.
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Asbjørn		 121 -12
79.
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Håkon		 108 -12
85.
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Øivind		 95 -12
68.
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Arve		 130 -11
79.
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Erling		 108 -11
58.
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Thor		 142 -10
96.
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Henning		 85 -10
90.
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Ragnar		 90 -9
33.
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Steinar		 273 -8
84.
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Sven		 96 -8
51.
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Alf		 168 -7
62.
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Petter		 137 -7
77.
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Robert		 110 -6
17.
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John		 481 -5
48.
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Ivar		 185 -5
99.
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Willy		 78 -5
70.
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Arvid		 123 -4
88.
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Johan		 92 -4
14.
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Ole		 516 -3
18.
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Hans		 472 -3
26.
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Gunnar		 310 -3
34.
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Dag		 268 -3
39.
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Einar		 219 -3
66.
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Åge		 133 -3
97.
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Michael		 82 -3
11.
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Rune		 530 -2
16.
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Odd		 485 -2
24.
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Stein		 324 -2
28.
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Erik		 301 -2
56.
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Karl		 147 -2
90.
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Arnfinn		 90 -2
29.
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Jon		 298 -1
37.
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Vidar		 240 -1
39.
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Roger		 219 -1
42.
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Ove		 209 -1
46.
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Øystein		 186 -1
50.
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Finn		 173 -1
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Jan		 1,439 0
2.
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Per		 1,139 0
3.
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Bjørn		 1,017 0
4.
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Kjell		 779 0
6.
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Svein		 706 0
7.
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Terje		 657 0
8.
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Knut		 640 0
10.
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Arne		 556 0
15.
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Tom		 509 0
19.
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Lars		 451 0
20.
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Tore		 430 0
21.
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Rolf		 383 0
30.
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Arild		 291 0
57.
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Johnny		 144 0
4.
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Geir		 779 +1
12.
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Tor		 525 +1
41.
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Roar		 213 +1
93.
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David		 89 +1
22.
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Helge		 349 +2
25.
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Harald		 311 +2
31.
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Olav		 281 +2
36.
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Øyvind		 245 +2
45.
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Kåre		 199 +2
83.
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Eivind		 97 +2
99.
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Andrzej		 78 new
32.
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Frank		 278 +3
49.
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Stig		 183 +3
60.
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Kurt		 139 +3
62.
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Inge		 137 +3
55.
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Ola		 152 +4
74.
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Paul		 116 +4
85.
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Ketil		 95 +4
94.
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Arnt		 88 +4
23.
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Leif		 345 +5
35.
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Roy		 255 +5
12.
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Trond		 525 +6
26.
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Nils		 310 +6
73.
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Oddvar		 119 +6
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Bård		 87 new
44.
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Frode		 203 +7
9.
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Morten		 639 +8
38.
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Magne		 235 +8
67.
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Sverre		 131 +8
74.
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Kai		 116 +8
52.
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Jørn		 161 +9
82.
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Kjetil		 98 +9
58.
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Atle		 142 +10
61.
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Torbjørn		 138 +10
90.
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Bernt		 90 +10
42.
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Pål		 209 +11
64.
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Peter		 135 +13
77.
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Espen		 110 +14
87.
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Thomas		 93 new
53.
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Jens		 158 +15
65.
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Jarle		 134 +17
76.
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Ulf		 113 new
54.
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Tommy		 155 +35
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
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Else		 163 -16
26.
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Grethe		 315 -13
88.
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Torild		 72 -13
90.
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Jorun		 67 -13
50.
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Jorunn		 204 -12
89.
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Mary		 68 -12
32.
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Gro		 279 -11
69.
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Ingunn		 129 -11
37.
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Torill		 258 -9
45.
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Vigdis		 220 -9
97.
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Anne-Lise		 62 -8
68.
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Kjersti		 130 -7
70.
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Torunn		 128 -7
75.
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Torhild		 97 -7
86.
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Sonja		 75 -7
94.
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Helga		 65 -7
95.
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Signe		 64 -7
47.
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Gerd		 219 -6
66.
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Synnøve		 135 -6
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Randi		 394 -5
24.
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Astrid		 320 -5
27.
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Aud		 308 -5
38.
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Åse		 251 -5
40.
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Eli		 239 -5
90.
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Marie		 67 -5
100.
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Åshild		 60 -5
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Berit		 437 -3
18.
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Anita		 358 -3
52.
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Kirsten		 191 -3
76.
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Solfrid		 96 -3
87.
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Siv		 74 -3
10.
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Wenche		 505 -2
19.
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Gunn		 357 -2
27.
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Ellen		 308 -2
31.
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Elin		 280 -2
39.
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Solveig		 240 -2
57.
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Toril		 159 -2
61.
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Lillian		 146 -2
3.
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Inger		 729 -1
5.
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Marit		 581 -1
7.
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Tove		 536 -1
15.
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Tone		 395 -1
72.
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Karen		 101 -1
83.
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Birgit		 76 -1
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Anne		 1,924 0
12.
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Sissel		 439 0
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Turid		 279 0
34.
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May		 277 0
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Ingrid		 231 0
44.
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Britt		 230 0
54.
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Bodil		 170 0
2.
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Bente		 809 +1
4.
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Kari		 636 +1
6.
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Liv		 559 +1
8.
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Eva		 531 +1
23.
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Karin		 323 +1
29.
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Elisabeth		 288 +1
49.
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Ragnhild		 213 +1
51.
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Rita		 202 +1
55.
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Brit		 164 +1
71.
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Anna		 119 +1
79.
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Rigmor		 92 +1
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Mona		 396 +2
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Trine		 133 +2
99.
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Olaug		 61 new
17.
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Unni		 379 +3
42.
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Hanne		 238 +3
64.
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Ruth		 141 +3
53.
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Irene		 186 +4
58.
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Sølvi		 153 +4
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Maria		 146 +4
72.
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Janne		 101 +4
77.
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Jane		 94 +4
97.
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Mari		 62 new
20.
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Grete		 351 +5
48.
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Lisbeth		 217 +5
65.
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Kirsti		 137 +5
21.
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Bjørg		 333 +6
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Reidun		 220 +6
58.
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Linda		 153 +6
60.
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Lise		 147 +6
95.
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Monica		 64 new
40.
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Laila		 239 +7
78.
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Evy		 93 +7
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Ann		 324 +8
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Sigrun		 66 new
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Hilde		 507 +9
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Mariann		 85 +10
35.
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Mette		 271 +11
80.
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Ingeborg		 87 +11
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Merete		 67 new
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Marianne		 456 +12
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Kristin		 271 +12
29.
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Nina		 288 +13
61.
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Siri		 146 +13
25.
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Heidi		 317 +14
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Hege		 99 +16
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Guri		 76 +17
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Gry		 76 new
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Trude		 82 new
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Popularity extremes for Norway