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
93.	Sverre	98	-19	-17	-14.8%
84.	Kåre	110	-15	-17	-13.4%
64.	Jonny	145	-10	-22	-13.2%
37.	Nils	273	-11	-36	-11.7%
81.	Håkon	115	-12	-12	-9.4%
39.	Leif	259	-7	-25	-8.8%
87.	Henning	104	-10	-9	-8.0%
74.	Inge	128	-10	-11	-7.9%
76.	Peter	126	-10	-10	-7.4%
1.	Jan	1,380	0	-100	-6.8%
64.	Petter	145	-8	-10	-6.5%
4.	Geir	934	0	-62	-6.2%
85.	Sven	109	-11	-6	-5.2%
47.	Roar	201	-5	-11	-5.2%
51.	Einar	191	-7	-10	-5.0%
96.	Arnt	94	-10	-4	-4.1%
91.	Erling	101	-7	-4	-3.8%
43.	Gunnar	240	-4	-9	-3.6%
20.	Odd	403	0	-15	-3.6%
71.	Torbjørn	133	-6	-4	-2.9%
89.	Johan	103	-6	-3	-2.8%
59.	Egil	163	-4	-3	-1.8%
14.	Morten	544	-1	-10	-1.8%
8.	Svein	655	-2	-11	-1.7%
26.	Dag	341	-3	-4	-1.2%
10.	Knut	626	-1	-7	-1.1%
18.	Tom	473	-2	-5	-1.0%
99.	Ulf	93	-9	0	0.0%
31.	Rolf	309	-5	0	0.0%
15.	Tor	525	0	0	0.0%
38.	Pål	271	-4	+1	+0.4%
54.	Johnny	182	-4	+1	+0.6%
30.	Helge	313	-5	+2	+0.6%
12.	Kjell	576	-1	+5	+0.9%
29.	Stein	314	-3	+5	+1.6%
90.	Asbjørn	102	-5	+2	+2.0%
68.	Kai	137	0	+3	+2.2%
48.	Jørn	200	-2	+5	+2.6%
7.	Terje	657	+1	+21	+3.3%
53.	Atle	186	-1	+6	+3.3%
60.	Alf	159	-2	+6	+3.9%
35.	Harald	283	-1	+13	+4.8%
6.	Lars	681	+1	+32	+4.9%
19.	Tore	463	0	+22	+5.0%
5.	Rune	735	0	+36	+5.2%
13.	John	555	+1	+28	+5.3%
92.	Reidar	99	-3	+5	+5.3%
25.	Frode	347	-1	+18	+5.5%
16.	Hans	495	+1	+26	+5.5%
21.	Erik	400	0	+22	+5.8%
49.	Ove	199	-2	+11	+5.9%
50.	Magne	198	-1	+12	+6.5%
17.	Arne	490	+1	+32	+7.0%
36.	Vidar	274	+2	+18	+7.0%
27.	Arild	318	+3	+23	+7.8%
58.	Jens	164	+1	+12	+7.9%
22.	Jon	375	0	+28	+8.1%
2.	Per	1,115	0	+85	+8.3%
11.	Ole	613	+1	+47	+8.3%
62.	Finn	153	-2	+12	+8.5%
3.	Bjørn	1,106	0	+91	+9.0%
9.	Trond	641	+1	+53	+9.0%
45.	Øystein	217	0	+18	+9.0%
96.	Ketil	94	+1	+8	+9.3%
28.	Roy	316	+3	+28	+9.7%
77.	Arve	125	0	+12	+10.6%
61.	Kurt	156	-1	+15	+10.6%
95.	Bjarne	97	+1	+10	+11.5%
51.	Ivar	191	+2	+20	+11.7%
99.	Christian	93	+1	+10	+12.0%
70.	Michael	135	+2	+15	+12.5%
78.	Eivind	123	+1	+14	+12.8%
96.	Bjørnar	94	new	new	new
33.	Roger	302	+4	+37	+14.0%
32.	Øyvind	308	+2	+38	+14.1%
72.	Ola	132	+2	+17	+14.8%
46.	Kjetil	208	+4	+27	+14.9%
44.	Olav	234	-1	+31	+15.3%
42.	Anders	246	-1	+33	+15.5%
82.	Bård	111	+5	+15	+15.6%
87.	David	104	+7	+15	+16.9%
93.	Torgeir	98	new	new	new
73.	Ståle	129	+6	+20	+18.3%
66.	Thomas	140	+7	+22	+18.6%
24.	Frank	368	+2	+59	+19.1%
34.	Steinar	288	+6	+50	+21.0%
63.	Tommy	150	+8	+27	+22.0%
57.	Karl	172	+6	+32	+22.9%
69.	Paul	136	+13	+28	+25.9%
56.	Thor	178	+4	+37	+26.2%
67.	Jostein	139	+12	+30	+27.5%
86.	Håvard	106	new	new	new
82.	Åge	111	+15	+25	+29.1%
55.	Espen	179	+11	+43	+31.6%
74.	Ronny	128	+14	+33	+34.7%
41.	Jarle	254	+6	+66	+35.1%
23.	Stig	374	+10	+100	+36.5%
78.	Kenneth	123	+19	+37	+43.0%
80.	Martin	120	new	new	new
40.	Robert	258	+16	+103	+66.5%

Rank	Name	Times	Rank	Num.	Pct.
Girls			Change
30.	Rita	271	-5	-69	-20.3%
22.	Berit	355	-6	-80	-18.4%
25.	Hanne	338	-7	-68	-16.7%
30.	Laila	271	-4	-53	-16.4%
81.	Gerd	105	-12	-18	-14.6%
77.	Sølvi	113	-9	-16	-12.4%
59.	Bjørg	166	-8	-23	-12.2%
49.	Grethe	201	-6	-26	-11.5%
97.	Mari	75	-9	-9	-10.7%
62.	Aud	150	-7	-18	-10.7%
41.	Ingrid	226	-8	-27	-10.7%
47.	Jorunn	209	-7	-24	-10.3%
79.	Kirsti	108	-9	-12	-10.0%
10.	Anita	571	-6	-62	-9.8%
44.	Lisbeth	215	-5	-20	-8.5%
86.	Synnøve	97	-10	-9	-8.5%
34.	Kjersti	249	-4	-22	-8.1%
65.	Ragnhild	137	-4	-12	-8.1%
67.	Kirsten	131	-2	-11	-7.7%
55.	Turid	185	-6	-15	-7.5%
39.	Astrid	238	-7	-19	-7.4%
50.	Eli	193	-3	-15	-7.2%
93.	Solfrid	80	-6	-6	-7.0%
66.	Else	134	-2	-10	-6.9%
11.	Kari	558	-5	-38	-6.4%
52.	Unni	191	-4	-13	-6.4%
56.	Janne	178	-3	-9	-4.8%
21.	Liv	377	-2	-18	-4.6%
1.	Anne	1,791	0	-74	-4.0%
98.	Susanne	74	-9	-3	-3.9%
64.	Vigdis	140	-1	-5	-3.4%
38.	May	242	-3	-6	-2.4%
9.	Marit	576	-2	-14	-2.4%
13.	Tone	535	-3	-12	-2.2%
40.	Grete	227	+1	-5	-2.2%
62.	Trude	150	-3	-3	-2.0%
20.	Elin	384	+1	-7	-1.8%
42.	Irene	225	0	-4	-1.7%
29.	Gunn	309	-1	-5	-1.6%
24.	Randi	347	0	-5	-1.4%
46.	Britt	211	-2	-1	-0.5%
37.	Gro	243	0	-1	-0.4%
3.	Hilde	684	-1	+4	+0.6%
19.	Elisabeth	399	+1	+6	+1.5%
4.	Heidi	673	-1	+11	+1.7%
61.	Torill	151	+1	+4	+2.7%
6.	Inger	597	+3	+18	+3.1%
17.	Eva	455	-2	+14	+3.2%
33.	Lise	250	+5	+8	+3.3%
73.	Gry	124	-3	+4	+3.3%
78.	Brit	110	-1	+5	+4.8%
12.	Mette	549	-1	+27	+5.2%
84.	Vibeke	101	-4	+5	+5.2%
86.	Ruth	97	-3	+5	+5.4%
100.	Marie	73	new	new	new
45.	Åse	212	+4	+12	+6.0%
32.	Karin	265	+2	+15	+6.0%
98.	Ingeborg	74	new	new	new
48.	Merete	204	+3	+15	+7.9%
60.	Siri	162	0	+12	+8.0%
26.	Ellen	333	+3	+25	+8.1%
81.	Lillian	105	-2	+8	+8.2%
94.	Merethe	78	+2	+6	+8.3%
14.	Tove	530	-2	+44	+9.1%
68.	Beate	128	+4	+11	+9.4%
72.	Lene	125	+1	+11	+9.6%
95.	Helene	76	+3	+7	+10.1%
95.	Siw	76	new	new	new
2.	Nina	685	+3	+65	+10.5%
22.	Sissel	355	+5	+36	+11.3%
16.	Mona	483	+1	+49	+11.3%
69.	Bodil	127	+4	+13	+11.4%
18.	Ann	437	+3	+46	+11.8%
69.	Reidun	127	+6	+14	+12.4%
85.	Birgit	99	0	+11	+12.5%
5.	Bente	661	+3	+74	+12.6%
58.	Anna	174	0	+20	+13.0%
75.	Karen	117	+3	+15	+14.7%
51.	Monica	192	+5	+25	+15.0%
36.	Siv	244	+8	+32	+15.1%
91.	Cathrine	89	-2	+12	+15.6%
35.	Hege	247	+9	+35	+16.5%
54.	Maria	190	+3	+27	+16.6%
83.	Helle	102	+3	+15	+17.2%
92.	Birgitte	81	new	new	new
28.	Linda	318	+3	+48	+17.8%
43.	Solveig	221	+10	+34	+18.2%
80.	Jane	106	+4	+17	+19.1%
90.	Lena	90	+2	+15	+20.0%
76.	Torunn	116	+5	+21	+22.1%
7.	Marianne	584	+6	+114	+24.3%
89.	Helen	92	+5	+19	+26.0%
74.	Toril	120	+8	+26	+27.7%
8.	Kristin	581	+6	+131	+29.1%
88.	Aina	96	+5	+22	+29.7%
27.	Trine	322	+9	+76	+30.9%
56.	Line	178	+11	+43	+31.9%
52.	Ingunn	191	+13	+49	+34.5%
15.	Wenche	525	+8	+143	+37.4%
71.	Anette	126	+20	+50	+65.8%

Popularity extremes for Norway