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.
Boys · Girls
Boys
Change
Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
59.
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Marcin
145 new new new
60.
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Kai
142 +27 +30 +26.8%
74.
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Johan
122 +23 +26 +27.1%
77.
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Pawel
119 +22 +27 +29.3%
80.
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Ørjan
115 +19 +23 +25.0%
78.
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Tomas
118 +17 +19 +19.2%
62.
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David
140 +16 +17 +13.8%
75.
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Michael
120 +14 +13 +12.1%
87.
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Gunnar
105 new new new
64.
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Vegard
137 +12 +11 +8.7%
33.
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Martin
231 +11 +22 +10.5%
57.
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Piotr
148 +11 +18 +13.8%
58.
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Petter
147 +10 +17 +13.1%
24.
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Erik
305 +9 +51 +20.1%
44.
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Tomasz
191 +9 +28 +17.2%
70.
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Alexander
132 +9 +10 +8.2%
73.
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Helge
123 +7 +3 +2.5%
50.
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Odd
180 +6 +27 +17.6%
75.
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Henrik
120 +6 +3 +2.6%
82.
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Richard
111 +6 +2 +1.8%
92.
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Erlend
101 +6 +7 +7.4%
38.
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Kristian
218 +5 +6 +2.8%
16.
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Kjetil
370 +4 +10 +2.8%
23.
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Øyvind
306 +4 +26 +9.3%
30.
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Svein
239 +4 -11 -4.4%
87.
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Bård
105 +4 +2 +1.9%
4.
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Morten
497 +3 -47 -8.6%
8.
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Stian
475 +3 +49 +11.5%
11.
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Tommy
409 +3 +5 +1.2%
34.
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Frank
230 +3 -11 -4.6%
51.
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Arne
175 +3 +16 +10.1%
68.
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Leif
133 +3 +4 +3.1%
92.
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Jostein
101 +3 +2 +2.0%
98.
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Jonas
91 new new new
98.
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Magnus
91 new new new
17.
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Kenneth
369 +2 +5 +1.4%
44.
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Nils
191 +2 +18 +10.4%
79.
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Steinar
117 +2 0 0.0%
2.
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Lars
638 +1 -56 -8.1%
9.
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Espen
440 +1 +3 +0.7%
14.
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Trond
397 +1 +21 +5.6%
25.
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Knut
285 +1 +4 +1.4%
41.
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Andreas
208 +1 -12 -5.5%
56.
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Henning
149 +1 -3 -2.0%
60.
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Krzysztof
142 +1 -3 -2.1%
100.
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Thor
89 new new new
1.
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Thomas
807 0 -72 -8.2%
4.
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Rune
497 0 -64 -11.4%
12.
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Anders
405 0 -17 -4.0%
13.
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Per
400 0 -5 -1.2%
18.
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Christian
368 0 +2 +0.5%
21.
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Robert
314 0 -6 -1.9%
22.
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Tor
313 0 +3 +1.0%
28.
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Jon
264 0 -9 -3.3%
29.
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Kim
254 0 -12 -4.5%
31.
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John
238 0 -25 -9.5%
38.
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Håvard
218 0 -15 -6.4%
48.
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Marius
182 0 +14 +8.3%
49.
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Fredrik
181 0 +14 +8.4%
54.
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Jørn
153 0 -6 -3.8%
3.
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Jan
606 -1 -108 -15.1%
6.
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Frode
488 -1 -65 -11.8%
7.
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Bjørn
487 -1 -63 -11.5%
10.
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Ole
437 -1 -18 -4.0%
26.
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Terje
277 -1 -26 -8.6%
40.
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Vidar
211 -1 -17 -7.5%
46.
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Eirik
189 -1 -4 -2.1%
37.
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Øystein
224 -2 -21 -8.6%
42.
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Daniel
201 -2 -20 -9.0%
64.
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Glenn
137 -2 0 0.0%
68.
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Mariusz
133 -2 0 0.0%
19.
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Ronny
329 -3 -41 -11.1%
20.
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Tom
323 -3 -45 -12.2%
53.
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Andre
156 -3 -10 -6.0%
27.
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Hans
267 -4 -42 -13.6%
36.
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Roger
227 -4 -32 -12.4%
55.
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Dag
151 -4 -14 -8.5%
66.
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Jørgen
136 -4 -1 -0.7%
97.
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Einar
92 -4 -9 -8.9%
52.
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Roy
162 -5 -8 -4.7%
63.
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Arild
138 -5 -13 -8.6%
90.
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Jarle
103 -5 -11 -9.6%
35.
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Pål
229 -6 -37 -13.9%
15.
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Geir
396 -7 -67 -14.5%
43.
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Kjell
194 -7 -49 -20.2%
47.
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Tore
186 -7 -35 -15.8%
67.
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Karl
135 -7 -13 -8.8%
71.
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Eivind
129 -7 -7 -5.1%
84.
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Håkon
107 -7 -17 -13.7%
32.
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Stig
233 -8 -74 -24.1%
95.
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Rafal
97 -11 -18 -15.7%
83.
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Raymond
109 -12 -20 -15.5%
87.
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Grzegorz
105 -12 -22 -17.3%
81.
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Atle
114 -13 -16 -12.3%
84.
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Jens
107 -17 -25 -18.9%
90.
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Lasse
103 -17 -25 -19.5%
84.
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Harald
107 -19 -28 -20.7%
92.
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Ståle
101 -19 -27 -21.1%
72.
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Stein
128 -21 -37 -22.4%
96.
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Peter
96 -38 -55 -36.4%
Girls
Change
Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
26.
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Linn
233 +36 +95 +68.8%
56.
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Kathrine
131 +26 +28 +27.2%
44.
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Renate
175 +24 +50 +40.0%
77.
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Kine
112 new new new
62.
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Marte
122 +21 +21 +20.8%
52.
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Ragnhild
145 +18 +23 +18.9%
84.
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Agnieszka
96 new new new
60.
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Tina
125 +13 +12 +10.6%
66.
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Katrine
120 +13 +13 +12.1%
88.
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Julie
89 new new new
88.
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Lillian
89 new new new
4.
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Lene
512 +12 +140 +37.6%
35.
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Kristine
200 +11 +20 +11.1%
5.
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Camilla
494 +10 +121 +32.4%
36.
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Siri
198 +9 +14 +7.6%
48.
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Monika
158 +9 +5 +3.3%
62.
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Jeanette
122 +9 +1 +0.8%
72.
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Mari
116 +9 +12 +11.5%
92.
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Sara
80 new new new
6.
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Elisabeth
441 +8 +55 +14.2%
33.
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Therese
205 +8 +1 +0.5%
93.
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Ida
79 new new new
13.
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Hanne
358 +7 +57 +18.9%
34.
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Kjersti
202 +7 -2 -1.0%
53.
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Randi
144 +7 +2 +1.4%
94.
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Eli
78 new new new
16.
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Maria
339 +6 +65 +23.7%
72.
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Christine
116 +6 +6 +5.5%
25.
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Eva
238 +5 +8 +3.5%
66.
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Sissel
120 +5 -1 -0.8%
20.
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Silje
312 +4 +47 +17.7%
61.
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Helene
123 +4 -5 -3.9%
82.
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Astrid
104 +4 +7 +7.2%
32.
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Vibeke
215 +3 +3 +1.4%
41.
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Stine
187 +3 -5 -2.6%
47.
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Tonje
165 +3 -11 -6.3%
19.
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Ann
319 +2 +34 +11.9%
27.
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Anette
230 +2 -6 -2.5%
29.
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Inger
218 +2 -11 -4.8%
37.
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Cathrine
197 +2 -11 -5.3%
46.
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Ingrid
168 +2 -10 -5.6%
54.
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Beate
141 +2 -14 -9.0%
83.
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Lisbeth
102 +2 +3 +3.0%
1.
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Anne
694 +1 -29 -4.0%
6.
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Marianne
441 +1 -26 -5.6%
31.
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Marit
217 +1 -2 -0.9%
57.
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Irene
127 +1 -22 -14.8%
90.
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Jannicke
84 +1 -2 -2.3%
94.
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Susanne
78 +1 -2 -2.5%
99.
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Kristina
74 +1 -1 -1.3%
3.
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Monica
544 0 -85 -13.5%
13.
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Heidi
358 0 -43 -10.7%
18.
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Mona
329 0 +4 +1.2%
2.
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Linda
638 -1 -144 -18.4%
24.
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Trine
245 -1 -23 -8.6%
29.
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Janne
218 -1 -19 -8.0%
55.
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Lise
140 -1 -18 -11.4%
87.
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Pia
90 -1 -7 -7.2%
13.
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Anita
358 -2 -67 -15.8%
21.
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Anna
311 -2 +9 +3.0%
27.
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Lena
230 -2 -34 -12.9%
39.
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Mette
188 -2 -23 -10.9%
42.
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Kari
185 -2 -20 -9.8%
85.
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Veronica
94 -2 -7 -6.9%
8.
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Elin
439 -3 -78 -15.1%
11.
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Kristin
408 -3 -46 -10.1%
12.
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Nina
405 -3 -37 -8.4%
38.
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Laila
191 -3 -21 -9.9%
10.
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Hilde
415 -4 -55 -11.7%
65.
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Ingvild
121 -4 -19 -13.6%
79.
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Christina
105 -4 -6 -5.4%
94.
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Merethe
78 -4 -9 -10.3%
9.
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Hege
425 -5 -157 -27.0%
22.
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Cecilie
305 -5 -36 -10.6%
51.
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Wenche
146 -5 -34 -18.9%
79.
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Ingunn
105 -5 -7 -6.3%
57.
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Tove
127 -6 -43 -25.3%
59.
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Merete
126 -6 -33 -20.8%
70.
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Gunn
118 -6 -14 -10.6%
72.
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Charlotte
116 -6 -11 -8.7%
94.
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Marie
78 -6 -17 -17.9%
99.
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Birgitte
74 -6 -8 -9.8%
17.
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Line
332 -7 -103 -23.7%
66.
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May
120 -7 -27 -18.4%
75.
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Solveig
115 -8 -11 -8.7%
78.
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Marita
106 -9 -18 -14.5%
23.
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Tone
291 -11 -117 -28.7%
86.
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Annette
91 -11 -20 -18.0%
39.
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Siv
188 -12 -54 -22.3%
45.
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Ellen
174 -12 -43 -19.8%
50.
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Trude
156 -12 -53 -25.4%
48.
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Gro
158 -14 -55 -25.8%
62.
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Liv
122 -14 -56 -31.5%
69.
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Rita
119 -14 -38 -24.2%
94.
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Berit
78 -14 -28 -26.4%
79.
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Anja
105 -16 -28 -21.1%
91.
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Karin
81 -16 -30 -27.0%
43.
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Bente
184 -17 -78 -29.8%
70.
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Aina
118 -18 -44 -27.2%
76.
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Gry
113 -33 -81 -41.8%