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
100.	Arnt	72	-3	0	0.0%
98.	Frode	73	new	new	new
98.	Torstein	73	-14	-19	-20.7%
96.	Pål	74	-4	-1	-1.3%
96.	Stig	74	new	new	new
94.	Bernt	76	-5	-3	-3.8%
94.	Kai	76	-9	-15	-16.5%
93.	Martin	77	new	new	new
92.	Arnfinn	79	-9	-15	-16.0%
91.	Magnar	80	-1	+3	+3.9%
90.	Tormod	81	new	new	new
89.	Kristian	82	new	new	new
88.	Petter	83	+4	+8	+10.7%
86.	Bjørnar	84	+11	+12	+16.7%
86.	Johnny	84	+11	+12	+16.7%
85.	Johannes	86	+7	+11	+14.7%
84.	Morten	89	-6	-11	-11.0%
83.	David	91	+2	0	0.0%
80.	Dagfinn	94	-7	-15	-13.8%
80.	Roy	94	-11	-20	-17.5%
80.	Sigurd	94	new	new	new
79.	Birger	95	-4	-13	-12.0%
78.	Atle	96	+10	+16	+20.0%
77.	Håkon	98	-9	-17	-14.8%
76.	Robert	102	0	-3	-2.9%
75.	Willy	103	-9	-14	-12.0%
74.	Roald	104	-9	-17	-14.0%
73.	Roger	106	+7	+8	+8.2%
72.	Harry	107	+5	+3	+2.9%
71.	Jarle	108	-2	-6	-5.3%
70.	Sven	109	+11	+13	+13.5%
69.	Peter	110	+10	+11	+11.1%
68.	Anders	111	-7	-27	-19.6%
67.	Sigmund	115	+5	+4	+3.6%
66.	Trygve	117	+1	+1	+0.9%
65.	Arve	118	+8	+9	+8.3%
64.	Paul	128	0	+5	+4.1%
63.	Ove	129	-6	-23	-15.1%
62.	Jostein	133	+7	+19	+16.7%
61.	Roar	136	-11	-33	-19.5%
59.	Ola	140	+3	+8	+6.1%
59.	Rune	140	+4	+13	+10.2%
58.	Jens	142	0	-3	-2.1%
57.	Johan	144	-4	-19	-11.7%
56.	Frank	150	+4	+7	+4.9%
55.	Øivind	152	+3	+7	+4.8%
54.	Ragnar	155	-2	-10	-6.1%
53.	Bjarne	156	-2	-11	-6.6%
52.	Inge	162	+2	0	0.0%
51.	Erling	165	-3	-12	-6.8%
50.	Dag	167	+5	+12	+7.7%
49.	Åge	171	0	-2	-1.2%
47.	Stein	176	-2	-8	-4.3%
47.	Torbjørn	176	-4	-13	-6.9%
46.	Øystein	185	-4	-13	-6.6%
45.	Vidar	191	+2	+13	+7.3%
44.	Øyvind	192	+11	+37	+23.9%
43.	Thor	196	-3	-20	-9.3%
42.	Asbjørn	203	-1	-9	-4.2%
41.	Sverre	220	-3	-6	-2.7%
40.	Karl	226	-4	-19	-7.8%
39.	Oddvar	227	+7	+47	+26.1%
38.	Alf	230	-6	-38	-14.2%
37.	Geir	235	+7	+49	+26.3%
36.	Arvid	239	+2	+13	+5.8%
35.	Finn	244	-4	-27	-10.0%
34.	Jon	246	-4	-44	-15.2%
33.	Reidar	251	0	-5	-2.0%
32.	Egil	259	-4	-45	-14.8%
31.	Tom	260	+4	+8	+3.2%
30.	Magne	269	-1	-27	-9.1%
29.	Trond	281	+8	+48	+20.6%
28.	Ivar	286	+6	+31	+12.2%
27.	Kåre	291	-4	-49	-14.4%
26.	Einar	319	+1	+2	+0.6%
25.	Arild	324	+1	-6	-1.8%
24.	Nils	326	-4	-44	-11.9%
23.	Erik	330	+1	-9	-2.7%
22.	Olav	344	0	-9	-2.5%
21.	Lars	350	+4	+19	+5.7%
20.	Steinar	377	+1	+8	+2.2%
19.	Tore	399	-4	-108	-21.3%
18.	Leif	415	+1	+14	+3.5%
17.	Helge	416	+1	-14	-3.3%
16.	Rolf	428	0	-55	-11.4%
15.	Harald	452	-1	-66	-12.7%
14.	John	489	+3	+8	+1.7%
13.	Ole	500	-1	-34	-6.4%
12.	Tor	503	-1	-52	-9.4%
11.	Gunnar	510	-1	-50	-8.9%
10.	Hans	561	+3	+40	+7.7%
9.	Odd	632	-1	-40	-6.0%
8.	Terje	659	+1	+29	+4.6%
7.	Knut	797	0	+77	+10.7%
6.	Arne	827	0	-62	-7.0%
5.	Svein	911	0	-66	-6.8%
4.	Kjell	1,025	0	+46	+4.7%
3.	Bjørn	1,029	0	-81	-7.3%
2.	Per	1,161	0	-77	-6.2%
1.	Jan	1,345	0	-95	-6.6%

Rank	Name	Times	Rank	Num.	Pct.
Girls			Change
99.	Oddny	64	new	new	new
99.	Solbjørg	64	-6	-3	-4.5%
98.	Hilde	65	-5	-2	-3.0%
97.	Erna	66	-21	-25	-27.5%
96.	Sølvi	67	-10	-6	-8.2%
94.	Greta	68	+2	+2	+3.0%
94.	Linda	68	new	new	new
91.	Judith	69	new	new	new
91.	Nina	69	new	new	new
91.	Svanhild	69	new	new	new
90.	Aslaug	70	0	0	0.0%
88.	Evy	71	-4	-9	-11.3%
88.	Gunhild	71	-9	-17	-19.3%
86.	Edel	73	new	new	new
86.	Kjellaug	73	new	new	new
85.	Målfrid	74	new	new	new
84.	Ingebjørg	76	-6	-13	-14.6%
83.	Sigrun	77	0	-4	-4.9%
81.	Ingunn	80	0	-5	-5.9%
81.	Kristin	80	+19	+17	+27.0%
80.	Maria	81	+6	+8	+11.0%
78.	Hanne	82	+7	+7	+9.3%
78.	Ingeborg	82	-9	-15	-15.5%
77.	Aase	84	-23	-40	-32.3%
75.	Lise	88	+7	+6	+7.3%
75.	Sigrid	88	-6	-9	-9.3%
74.	Olaug	90	0	-3	-3.2%
73.	Mona	91	-1	-3	-3.2%
72.	Elsa	94	-10	-18	-16.1%
71.	Sidsel	97	-4	-8	-7.6%
70.	Birgit	98	-6	-12	-10.9%
69.	Helga	100	+11	+14	+16.3%
67.	Mary	103	-3	-7	-6.4%
67.	Signe	103	-6	-10	-8.8%
66.	Marianne	104	+6	+10	+10.6%
65.	Gunvor	106	-15	-31	-22.6%
64.	Rita	107	+12	+16	+17.6%
63.	Marie	109	+8	+13	+13.5%
62.	Jorun	111	+4	+3	+2.8%
61.	Gro	113	-4	-4	-3.4%
60.	Mette	114	-3	-3	-2.6%
59.	Sonja	115	+15	+22	+23.7%
58.	Ann	122	-2	+1	+0.8%
57.	Karen	125	-5	-3	-2.3%
56.	Anne-Lise	127	+12	+26	+25.7%
55.	Kirsti	130	+5	+14	+12.1%
54.	Torild	134	-7	-14	-9.5%
52.	Irene	136	+10	+24	+21.4%
52.	Solfrid	136	-1	+2	+1.5%
51.	Torunn	138	+3	+14	+11.3%
50.	Tone	147	+3	+22	+17.6%
49.	Lisbeth	150	+8	+33	+28.2%
48.	Torhild	151	-3	-6	-3.8%
47.	Synnøve	152	-1	-2	-1.3%
45.	Lillian	163	-2	-4	-2.4%
45.	Rigmor	163	+4	+22	+15.6%
44.	Ruth	174	-4	-10	-5.4%
43.	Gunn	177	-1	+9	+5.4%
41.	Anna	179	+3	+13	+7.8%
41.	Elin	179	+7	+32	+21.8%
40.	Elisabeth	209	-3	-6	-2.8%
39.	Bodil	220	-2	+5	+2.3%
38.	May	223	+3	+45	+25.3%
36.	Bente	231	+3	+37	+19.1%
36.	Toril	231	-1	-17	-6.9%
35.	Eli	232	+1	-1	-0.4%
34.	Laila	269	-10	-63	-19.0%
33.	Brit	270	+1	+3	+1.1%
32.	Britt	271	+1	-9	-3.2%
31.	Vigdis	276	-5	-39	-12.4%
30.	Ragnhild	295	+1	-2	-0.7%
29.	Ellen	300	+3	+8	+2.7%
28.	Ingrid	306	+1	-1	-0.3%
27.	Grete	316	-5	-28	-8.1%
26.	Grethe	317	-3	-18	-5.4%
25.	Kirsten	319	-4	-27	-7.8%
24.	Åse	327	+3	+13	+4.1%
23.	Tove	341	-4	-43	-11.2%
22.	Sissel	342	+8	+42	+14.0%
21.	Unni	346	+4	+19	+5.8%
20.	Jorunn	361	+8	+51	+16.5%
19.	Torill	367	-3	-76	-17.2%
18.	Reidun	377	+2	+3	+0.8%
17.	Aud	395	-4	-63	-13.8%
16.	Else	396	-1	-52	-11.6%
14.	Turid	398	+3	-44	-10.0%
14.	Wenche	398	+4	-19	-4.6%
13.	Karin	417	-3	-89	-17.6%
12.	Astrid	427	+2	-23	-5.1%
11.	Solveig	446	+1	-14	-3.0%
10.	Gerd	467	+1	-28	-5.7%
9.	Eva	521	0	+9	+1.8%
8.	Randi	599	0	+46	+8.3%
7.	Bjørg	613	0	-57	-8.5%
6.	Berit	640	0	-52	-7.5%
5.	Liv	748	-2	-136	-15.4%
4.	Kari	827	+1	-17	-2.0%
3.	Marit	829	+1	-17	-2.0%
2.	Inger	1,030	0	-45	-4.2%
1.	Anne	1,506	0	-11	-0.7%

Popularity extremes for Norway