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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Alf		 123 -1
33.
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Anders		 338 +8
53.
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Andre		 170 +5
80.
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Andreas		 120 +16
41.
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Arild		 246 +4
39.
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Arne		 273 -1
76.
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Arve		 124 -16
59.
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Atle		 157 -7
76.
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Bård		 124 -11
100.
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Bjarte		 100 new
4.
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Bjørn		 766 0
86.
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Bjørnar		 113 +7
42.
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Christian		 231 +8
38.
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Dag		 274 -4
98.
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David		 102 -3
87.
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Egil		 111 +4
72.
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Einar		 131 -1
55.
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Eirik		 159 +3
90.
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Eivind		 109 -16
26.
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Erik		 356 -1
18.
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Espen		 409 +3
29.
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Frank		 352 -1
10.
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Frode		 546 0
2.
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Geir		 855 0
62.
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Glenn		 150 +2
63.
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Gunnar		 147 -2
94.
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Håkon		 105 -11
24.
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Hans		 365 -7
52.
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Harald		 179 -6
69.
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Håvard		 134 -16
44.
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Helge		 221 -1
59.
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Henning		 157 +20
97.
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Henrik		 103 -4
84.
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Inge		 115 -10
91.
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Ivar		 108 -15
1.
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Jan		 1,109 0
47.
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Jarle		 204 +4
67.
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Jens		 142 -1
85.
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Johan		 114 new
19.
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John		 387 0
82.
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Johnny		 116 -12
34.
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Jon		 314 -5
50.
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Jørgen		 187 new
43.
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Jørn		 225 +5
75.
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Kai		 125 -9
55.
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Karl		 159 +11
30.
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Kenneth		 351 +7
21.
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Kjell		 383 -5
14.
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Kjetil		 430 +4
17.
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Knut		 417 -4
65.
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Kristian		 145 +34
66.
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Krzysztof		 144 +15
73.
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Kurt		 129 +11
5.
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Lars		 751 0
87.
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Lasse		 111 +2
48.
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Leif		 200 +1
68.
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Magne		 135 -13
59.
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Martin		 157 +19
91.
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Michael		 108 -25
6.
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Morten		 637 +1
45.
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Nils		 214 -3
37.
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Odd		 283 -5
93.
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Ola		 106 -3
70.
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Olav		 133 -14
12.
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Ole		 521 -1
64.
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Ove		 146 -3
35.
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Øystein		 301 0
23.
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Øyvind		 367 0
28.
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Pål		 353 +5
81.
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Paul		 118 -2
8.
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Per		 619 -2
99.
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Peter		 101 -11
58.
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Petter		 158 +5
87.
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Piotr		 111 -5
82.
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Raymond		 116 new
74.
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Richard		 126 +10
49.
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Roar		 193 -3
31.
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Robert		 346 -1
25.
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Roger		 364 +1
54.
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Rolf		 166 0
19.
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Ronny		 387 +5
40.
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Roy		 259 -1
3.
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Rune		 824 -1
55.
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Ståle		 159 +1
51.
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Stein		 183 -7
46.
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Steinar		 213 -6
78.
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Stian		 123 new
16.
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Stig		 424 -2
15.
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Svein		 428 -3
95.
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Sven		 104 -4
11.
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Terje		 542 -2
8.
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Thomas		 619 +7
95.
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Thor		 104 -23
22.
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Tom		 373 -2
27.
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Tommy		 354 +4
13.
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Tor		 447 +9
70.
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Torbjørn		 133 +2
32.
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Tore		 344 -5
7.
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Trond		 633 +1
36.
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Vidar		 296 0
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
76.
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Aina		 112 -4
42.
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Anette		 221 +6
6.
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Anita		 677 -2
70.
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Anja		 124 +6
20.
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Ann		 372 -5
33.
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Anna		 261 +13
1.
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Anne		 1,103 0
81.
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Annette		 106 +5
99.
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Ann-Kristin		 82 -12
68.
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Åse		 126 -9
60.
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Astrid		 146 +5
57.
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Beate		 163 -3
13.
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Bente		 447 0
55.
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Berit		 175 -3
66.
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Britt		 133 -5
58.
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Camilla		 162 +8
48.
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Cathrine		 203 0
50.
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Cecilie		 199 +3
95.
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Christina		 87 new
71.
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Christine		 121 +9
81.
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Eli		 106 -12
16.
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Elin		 406 +2
15.
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Elisabeth		 435 -1
38.
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Ellen		 239 -5
19.
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Eva		 373 +4
84.
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Grete		 97 -17
73.
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Grethe		 117 -10
32.
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Gro		 277 +4
34.
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Gry		 258 +4
41.
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Gunn		 236 -1
12.
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Hanne		 449 +9
2.
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Hege		 875 0
7.
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Heidi		 628 -1
87.
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Helene		 95 +6
5.
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Hilde		 719 -2
22.
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Inger		 350 -2
53.
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Ingrid		 193 +2
53.
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Ingunn		 193 +3
49.
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Irene		 202 -8
100.
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Jane		 79 new
31.
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Janne		 280 +3
95.
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Jeanette		 87 new
68.
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Jorunn		 126 +3
28.
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Kari		 302 -2
76.
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Karianne		 112 +6
59.
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Karin		 154 -1
89.
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Kathrine		 91 +2
92.
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Katrine		 89 +3
90.
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Kirsti		 90 -14
37.
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Kjersti		 245 0
11.
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Kristin		 502 0
83.
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Kristine		 102 +6
35.
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Laila		 254 -4
28.
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Lena		 302 -3
23.
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Lene		 346 -1
64.
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Lill		 134 +8
93.
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Lillian		 88 +2
9.
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Linda		 589 +1
18.
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Line		 398 -1
98.
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Linn		 84 new
61.
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Lisbeth		 142 -4
46.
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Lise		 207 +1
36.
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Liv		 253 -4
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Maria		 194 -10
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Mariann		 96 -6
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Marianne		 614 0
21.
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Marit		 356 -2
44.
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May		 211 +1
40.
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Merete		 238 -2
93.
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Merethe		 88 -12
27.
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Mette		 315 0
13.
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Mona		 447 -1
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Monica		 778 +4
56.
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Monika		 165 +6
4.
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Nina		 731 +1
78.
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Pia		 108 -2
72.
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Ragnhild		 120 +12
43.
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Randi		 217 +1
47.
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Rita		 204 +4
51.
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Siri		 198 -1
44.
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Sissel		 211 -9
24.
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Siv		 344 0
75.
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Siw		 116 -7
63.
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Solveig		 136 +6
85.
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Sølvi		 96 +9
67.
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Sonja		 131 -4
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Stine		 85 -8
80.
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Tanja		 107 +5
62.
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Therese		 138 +30
90.
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Tina		 90 +8
10.
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Tone		 547 -1
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Tonje		 108 new
87.
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Torill		 95 -12
28.
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Tove		 302 +2
17.
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Trine		 400 -1
38.
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Trude		 239 +5
73.
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Turid		 117 -1
64.
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Unni		 134 -4
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Vibeke		 323 +1
25.
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Wenche		 337 +4
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Popularity extremes for Norway