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
Rank Name Times +/-
38.
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Adrian
197 +15
32.
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Aleksander
250 -2
23.
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Alexander
313 -3
84.
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Ali
92 +14
8.
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Anders
477 +1
47.
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Andre
170 -3
2.
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Andreas
687 0
83.
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Bendik
96 +11
57.
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Benjamin
149 +9
41.
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Bjørn
188 +4
86.
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Bjørnar
88 +6
94.
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Carl
77 -14
78.
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Christer
105 -13
27.
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Christian
290 -2
30.
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Christoffer
253 +6
88.
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Christopher
85 -17
3.
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Daniel
607 0
67.
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David
121 -8
96.
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Einar
75 new
14.
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Eirik
438 -3
43.
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Eivind
176 +9
35.
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Emil
215 -2
28.
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Erik
288 -2
40.
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Erlend
196 -1
19.
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Espen
376 -2
47.
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Even
170 +10
6.
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Fredrik
494 0
87.
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Haakon
86 -2
20.
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Håkon
348 -2
55.
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Hans
159 -7
38.
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Håvard
197 -4
18.
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Henrik
411 -6
97.
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Jakob
73 new
36.
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Jan
208 -5
76.
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Jens
106 +9
42.
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Joachim
181 +1
21.
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Joakim
335 +1
69.
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Johan
119 -1
73.
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Johannes
108 +7
56.
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John
154 -5
49.
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Jon
167 -2
15.
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Jonas
428 +1
24.
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Jørgen
308 +3
93.
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Jostein
78 new
72.
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Karl
109 +6
46.
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Kenneth
172 -9
60.
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Kevin
140 +14
37.
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Kim
200 -5
58.
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Kjetil
143 +4
70.
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Knut
117 -3
16.
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Kristian
427 -2
10.
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Kristoffer
461 +5
13.
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Lars
445 -3
67.
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Lasse
121 -9
64.
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Mads
131 +10
12.
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Magnus
448 +1
81.
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Marcus
100 +1
5.
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Marius
535 0
51.
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Markus
164 +10
1.
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Martin
998 0
31.
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Mathias
252 +11
29.
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Mats
260 0
65.
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Michael
123 -1
94.
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Mikael
77 -10
100.
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Mohamed
68 new
85.
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Mohammad
90 +15
26.
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Morten
294 -2
89.
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Nicolai
84 new
92.
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Nikolai
81 -5
97.
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Nils
73 -7
54.
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Ola
162 +2
74.
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Olav
107 +3
7.
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Ole
483 0
82.
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Ørjan
98 -3
60.
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Øystein
140 0
45.
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Øyvind
173 -4
76.
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Pål
106 -4
91.
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Patrick
83 -19
50.
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Per
166 +3
33.
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Petter
237 +6
99.
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Preben
72 new
66.
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Robert
122 -3
34.
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Robin
216 +4
80.
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Ruben
102 -4
89.
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Rune
84 -2
52.
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Sebastian
163 +3
79.
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Sigurd
104 +3
17.
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Simen
414 +2
44.
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Simon
175 -9
22.
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Sindre
323 +1
11.
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Sondre
458 +10
59.
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Steffen
141 -9
9.
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Stian
473 -1
4.
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Thomas
583 0
62.
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Tobias
137 +8
74.
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Tom
107 -6
52.
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Tommy
163 -6
62.
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Tor
137 -14
25.
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Vegard
303 +3
71.
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Vetle
114 +16
Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
61.
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Amalie
136 new
74.
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Amanda
115 +18
24.
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Andrea
266 +14
67.
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Ane
129 +8
36.
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Anette
192 -5
91.
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Anja
97 -20
82.
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Ann
108 +1
13.
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Anna
310 0
18.
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Anne
283 -1
96.
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Anniken
93 -11
84.
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Astrid
107 +12
89.
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Benedicte
99 -8
4.
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Camilla
460 -1
27.
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Caroline
251 -5
61.
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Cathrine
136 -4
34.
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Cecilie
205 +4
19.
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Charlotte
282 -5
56.
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Christina
147 -7
59.
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Christine
138 -7
63.
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Elin
134 +6
81.
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Eline
109 new
28.
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Elisabeth
247 -2
38.
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Elise
191 -3
20.
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Emilie
274 +12
88.
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Emma
101 -3
31.
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Frida
239 +16
78.
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Guro
113 -21
48.
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Hanna
168 +11
17.
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Hanne
284 +1
87.
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Hege
105 -25
43.
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Heidi
176 +3
12.
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Helene
327 +4
36.
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Henriette
192 +14
66.
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Hilde
131 -3
1.
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Ida
707 0
6.
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Ingrid
413 +3
32.
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Ingvild
212 0
79.
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Iselin
111 +12
96.
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Jeanette
93 -17
72.
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Jenny
119 +13
99.
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Johanne
89 new
8.
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Julie
375 -1
95.
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Kaja
94 new
69.
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Kamilla
123 +20
91.
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Karina
97 +2
5.
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Karoline
420 +5
39.
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Katrine
181 +3
65.
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Kine
132 -1
16.
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Kristin
285 +5
43.
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Kristina
176 -6
7.
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Kristine
397 -2
74.
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Lena
115 -8
43.
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Lene
176 +4
49.
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Linda
166 -13
39.
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Line
181 -5
22.
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Linn
270 -8
46.
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Lisa
173 +5
58.
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Lise
143 +3
84.
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Malene
107 -7
9.
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Malin
369 +2
29.
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Maren
245 -2
15.
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Mari
308 +9
3.
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Maria
499 +1
53.
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Marianne
156 -10
14.
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Marie
309 -2
76.
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Marit
114 -9
52.
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Marita
160 +1
11.
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Marte
328 -3
35.
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Marthe
195 -6
20.
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Martine
274 +3
99.
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Mathilde
89 new
76.
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Mia
114 -8
98.
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Miriam
91 new
93.
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Monica
96 -10
47.
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Nina
170 -7
60.
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Nora
137 +11
41.
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Oda
180 +14
80.
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Pernille
110 -6
82.
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Ragnhild
108 -13
71.
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Rebecca
122 +5
69.
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Renate
123 +2
33.
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Sandra
208 -14
29.
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Sara
245 -4
93.
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Sigrid
96 +4
2.
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Silje
606 0
55.
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Siri
155 -1
57.
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Sofie
144 new
64.
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Solveig
133 +21
10.
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Stine
346 -4
73.
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Sunniva
118 +7
50.
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Susanne
165 -5
84.
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Synne
107 -6
23.
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Thea
267 +7
53.
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Therese
156 -13
51.
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Tina
162 +8
24.
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Tonje
266 -4
68.
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Trine
126 -12
90.
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Veronica
98 -25
42.
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Victoria
177 +2
26.
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Vilde
258 +2