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
Rank Name Times
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Jan
1,249
2.
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Per
1,209
3.
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Bjørn
1,052
4.
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Kjell
1,034
5.
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Svein
905
6.
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Arne
869
7.
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Knut
701
8.
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Harald
681
9.
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Odd
621
10.
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Hans
583
11.
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Terje
582
12.
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Gunnar
495
13.
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Tore
490
14.
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Rolf
489
15.
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John
481
16.
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Ole
480
17.
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Tor
477
18.
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Leif
450
19.
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Steinar
417
20.
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Olav
414
21.
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Kåre
397
22.
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Helge
371
23.
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Einar
353
24.
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Lars
345
25.
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Nils
332
26.
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Erik
330
27.
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Egil
320
28.
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Finn
278
29.
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Magne
271
30.
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Alf
270
31.
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Karl
263
32.
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Ivar
262
33.
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Jon
260
34.
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Arild
254
35.
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Reidar
252
36.
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Asbjørn
236
37.
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Arvid
234
37.
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Sverre
234
39.
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Fred
227
40.
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Thor
219
41.
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Oddvar
205
41.
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Stein
205
43.
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Erling
200
44.
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Ragnar
191
45.
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Bjarne
187
46.
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Johan
181
47.
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Dag
175
48.
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Tom
171
48.
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Trond
171
50.
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Håkon
166
50.
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Øyvind
166
52.
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Roar
162
53.
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Jens
158
54.
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Anders
148
55.
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Ove
147
56.
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Ola
141
57.
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Inge
139
58.
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Frank
138
59.
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Øystein
136
60.
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Geir
134
61.
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Sigmund
132
62.
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Willy
130
63.
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Trygve
128
64.
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Torbjørn
127
65.
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Åge
126
66.
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Øivind
122
67.
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Paul
118
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Sven
118
69.
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Dagfinn
117
70.
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Jostein
114
70.
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Peter
114
72.
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Harry
108
72.
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Vidar
108
74.
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Jarle
107
75.
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Johannes
104
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Sigurd
101
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Kai
97
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Roald
93
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Kristian
91
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Roger
89
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Arve
88
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Atle
86
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Birger
86
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Eivind
86
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Martin
86
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David
85
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Robert
85
88.
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Arnfinn
77
89.
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Aage
74
90.
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Jørgen
73
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Roy
73
92.
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Ulf
72
93.
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Oddbjørn
70
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Johnny
69
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Bernt
67
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Olaf
67
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Otto
65
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Magnar
63
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Pål
63
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Thore
63
Girls
Rank Name Times
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Anne
1,383
2.
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Inger
1,138
3.
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Liv
877
4.
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Kari
831
5.
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Marit
743
6.
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Bjørg
697
7.
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Berit
651
8.
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Eva
616
9.
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Gerd
554
10.
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Karin
549
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Randi
512
12.
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Astrid
507
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Else
501
14.
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Solveig
500
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Aud
497
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Turid
497
17.
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Reidun
398
18.
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Ragnhild
388
19.
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Kirsten
387
20.
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Tove
368
21.
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Grethe
355
22.
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Wenche
344
23.
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Jorunn
338
24.
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Laila
335
25.
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Åse
320
26.
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Ingrid
311
27.
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Brit
306
28.
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Grete
304
29.
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Ellen
300
30.
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Unni
291
31.
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Eli
290
32.
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Vigdis
277
33.
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Britt
251
34.
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Sissel
222
35.
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Ruth
199
36.
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Bodil
186
37.
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Anna
183
38.
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Rigmor
173
39.
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Lillian
154
40.
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Torill
153
41.
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Elin
150
42.
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Sonja
147
43.
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Anne-Lise
145
44.
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Elisabeth
140
45.
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May
137
46.
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Aase
136
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Synnøve
136
48.
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Gunvor
133
49.
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Solfrid
129
50.
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Jorun
128
51.
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Kirsti
123
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Sidsel
123
53.
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Gunn
120
54.
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Irene
119
55.
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Mette
116
56.
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Mary
114
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Tone
114
58.
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Ingebjørg
113
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Birgit
112
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Elsa
112
61.
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Karen
111
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Signe
110
63.
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Bente
109
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Helga
109
65.
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Torunn
102
66.
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Ingeborg
101
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Gro
100
68.
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Aslaug
97
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Marie
97
70.
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Sigrid
95
71.
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Lisbeth
92
72.
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Olaug
89
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Sigrun
87
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Ann
84
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Eldbjørg
83
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Magnhild
80
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Torhild
80
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Erna
78
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Greta
78
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Svanhild
78
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Målfrid
77
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Gunhild
69
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Lise
69
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Tordis
69
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Ingunn
68
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Toril
68
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Maria
67
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Edith
66
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Evy
66
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Gudrun
66
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Edel
65
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Margit
65
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Astri
64
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Hanne
64
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Kjellaug
64
96.
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Hilde
63
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Mona
63
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Anne-Marie
62
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Marianne
62
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Oddny
62