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.	Bernt	78	-12	-13	-14.3%
98.	Arnt	79	+2	+6	+8.2%
98.	Ståle	79	new	new	new
97.	Sigurd	80	new	new	new
94.	David	82	-3	-6	-6.8%
94.	Michael	82	-2	-5	-5.7%
94.	Willy	82	+4	+3	+3.8%
93.	Trygve	83	-3	-6	-6.7%
91.	Espen	86	new	new	new
91.	Kjetil	86	-7	-15	-14.9%
89.	Ketil	87	+6	+5	+6.1%
89.	Tommy	87	new	new	new
88.	Arnfinn	89	-7	-20	-18.3%
86.	Henning	90	new	new	new
86.	Roald	90	+6	+3	+3.4%
85.	Eivind	98	+9	+15	+18.1%
84.	Johan	99	-17	-31	-23.8%
82.	Jarle	101	-17	-34	-25.2%
82.	Kai	101	-5	-19	-15.8%
81.	Ragnar	102	+2	-1	-1.0%
80.	Runar	108	new	new	new
79.	Oddvar	109	-17	-30	-21.6%
78.	Paul	111	-10	-17	-13.3%
77.	Peter	115	-9	-13	-10.2%
76.	Sven	116	+5	+7	+6.4%
75.	Sverre	117	-16	-26	-18.2%
73.	Bjarne	118	+7	+8	+7.3%
73.	Øivind	118	+13	+19	+19.2%
71.	Robert	119	+8	+8	+7.2%
71.	Torbjørn	119	-6	-16	-11.9%
68.	Atle	120	+5	-6	-4.8%
68.	Erling	120	+5	-6	-4.8%
68.	Jens	120	-13	-36	-23.1%
67.	Håkon	123	+8	-1	-0.8%
66.	Arvid	126	-4	-13	-9.4%
65.	Inge	128	-7	-17	-11.7%
63.	Åge	129	-9	-31	-19.4%
63.	Kurt	129	+13	+7	+5.7%
62.	Jostein	130	+8	+3	+2.4%
61.	Jørn	131	+9	+4	+3.1%
60.	Asbjørn	132	-1	-11	-7.7%
59.	Ola	135	+5	-1	-0.7%
57.	Arve	142	+13	+15	+11.8%
57.	Johnny	142	-12	-62	-30.4%
56.	Reidar	143	0	-11	-7.1%
55.	Petter	148	+23	+32	+27.6%
54.	Karl	154	-5	-29	-15.8%
53.	Pål	156	-1	-10	-6.0%
52.	Stig	157	-1	-13	-7.6%
51.	Frode	162	+10	+20	+14.1%
50.	Anders	163	+7	+16	+10.9%
49.	Finn	170	-5	-37	-17.9%
48.	Thor	171	+5	+7	+4.3%
47.	Kåre	175	-1	-18	-9.3%
46.	Magne	185	-6	-33	-15.1%
45.	Øystein	189	+5	+14	+8.0%
44.	Alf	190	+2	-3	-1.6%
43.	Ivar	205	-2	-11	-5.1%
42.	Roar	209	-3	-23	-9.9%
41.	Ove	215	+7	+30	+16.2%
40.	Roy	234	-5	-8	-3.3%
38.	Øyvind	238	-1	+3	+1.3%
38.	Roger	238	+5	+28	+13.3%
36.	Einar	245	+2	+11	+4.7%
36.	Vidar	245	-1	+3	+1.2%
35.	Frank	247	-1	+2	+0.8%
34.	Egil	253	+8	+38	+17.7%
33.	Olav	281	0	+23	+8.9%
32.	Nils	286	0	-2	-0.7%
31.	Dag	304	-1	+5	+1.7%
30.	Arild	305	-6	-60	-16.4%
28.	Jon	306	+3	+12	+4.1%
28.	Leif	306	-7	-88	-22.3%
27.	Harald	310	+2	-1	-0.3%
26.	Erik	321	+2	+4	+1.3%
25.	Steinar	325	+2	-21	-6.1%
24.	Helge	344	+2	-5	-1.4%
23.	Gunnar	355	+2	-7	-1.9%
22.	Stein	360	+1	-18	-4.8%
21.	Rolf	389	-2	-21	-5.1%
20.	Tore	416	-4	-39	-8.6%
19.	Lars	419	+1	+13	+3.2%
18.	Trond	448	-5	-44	-8.9%
17.	Morten	458	+5	+67	+17.1%
15.	Hans	473	+2	+38	+8.7%
15.	Tom	473	+3	+60	+14.5%
14.	Odd	484	-4	-83	-14.6%
13.	Tor	492	+2	+29	+6.3%
12.	John	502	0	+5	+1.0%
11.	Ole	510	0	-20	-3.8%
10.	Arne	535	-1	-80	-13.0%
9.	Rune	552	+5	+84	+17.9%
8.	Knut	649	0	+22	+3.5%
7.	Terje	665	0	-17	-2.5%
6.	Svein	735	-1	-20	-2.6%
5.	Geir	779	+1	+32	+4.3%
4.	Kjell	907	0	+58	+6.8%
3.	Bjørn	966	0	-7	-0.7%
2.	Per	1,098	0	-68	-5.8%
1.	Jan	1,550	0	+69	+4.7%

Rank	Name	Times	Rank	Num.	Pct.
Girls			Change
100.	Guri	56	-1	-4	-6.7%
99.	Gunhild	58	new	new	new
98.	Ingebjørg	60	new	new	new
97.	Sigrid	63	-10	-9	-12.5%
95.	Åshild	64	new	new	new
95.	Helen	64	-10	-9	-12.3%
94.	Aase	66	new	new	new
91.	Ingeborg	69	+4	+7	+11.3%
91.	Mariann	69	new	new	new
91.	Sidsel	69	0	+2	+3.0%
90.	Hege	70	-2	+2	+2.9%
89.	Anne-Lise	71	-8	-7	-9.0%
88.	Signe	74	-8	-6	-7.5%
87.	Helga	75	+4	+8	+11.9%
85.	Evy	76	-10	-20	-20.8%
85.	Marie	76	new	new	new
84.	Siv	78	+1	+5	+6.8%
83.	Lill	79	+15	+18	+29.5%
82.	Birgit	82	-4	-3	-3.5%
81.	Jane	84	-4	-2	-2.3%
80.	Rigmor	87	-6	-11	-11.2%
79.	Sonja	88	-12	-24	-21.4%
77.	Jorun	89	+5	+14	+18.7%
77.	Mary	89	-1	+1	+1.1%
76.	Janne	90	+2	+5	+5.9%
75.	Torild	96	+13	+28	+41.2%
74.	Siri	99	+8	+24	+32.0%
73.	Solfrid	106	-1	+1	+1.0%
72.	Anna	107	-7	-11	-9.3%
71.	Karen	110	-3	-1	-0.9%
70.	Kirsti	112	-6	-9	-7.4%
69.	Trine	116	+15	+42	+56.8%
68.	Torhild	121	+2	+13	+12.0%
67.	Ruth	122	-7	-27	-18.1%
66.	Lise	124	-3	+2	+1.6%
65.	Maria	127	+1	+14	+12.4%
64.	Linda	128	+9	+24	+23.1%
63.	Torunn	133	-5	-26	-16.4%
62.	Sølvi	137	0	-10	-6.8%
61.	Kjersti	144	+8	+34	+30.9%
60.	Synnøve	146	+11	+40	+37.7%
59.	Lillian	159	+2	+11	+7.4%
58.	Ingunn	168	-1	-2	-1.2%
57.	Irene	175	-1	-3	-1.7%
56.	Brit	180	-9	-42	-18.9%
55.	Toril	185	+4	+29	+18.6%
54.	Bodil	186	-1	-9	-4.6%
53.	Lisbeth	204	-3	-10	-4.7%
52.	Rita	211	-4	-9	-4.1%
51.	Reidun	212	-6	-29	-12.0%
50.	Ragnhild	215	-1	-2	-0.9%
49.	Kirsten	217	-3	-16	-6.9%
47.	Kristin	224	+7	+31	+16.1%
47.	Laila	224	-9	-44	-16.4%
46.	Mette	225	-2	-26	-10.4%
45.	Hanne	232	+6	+33	+16.6%
44.	Britt	234	-12	-56	-19.3%
43.	Ingrid	240	-4	-27	-10.1%
42.	Nina	241	+9	+42	+21.1%
41.	Gerd	242	0	-22	-8.3%
40.	Else	245	+2	-14	-5.4%
39.	Heidi	248	+4	-7	-2.7%
38.	Jorunn	259	-3	-21	-7.5%
37.	Solveig	260	-3	-25	-8.8%
36.	Vigdis	261	0	-12	-4.4%
35.	Eli	266	+20	+75	+39.3%
34.	May	276	-7	-35	-11.3%
33.	Åse	279	+6	+12	+4.5%
32.	Turid	293	-13	-49	-14.3%
30.	Ann	300	-6	-20	-6.3%
30.	Elisabeth	300	0	+2	+0.7%
29.	Elin	301	0	+2	+0.7%
28.	Torill	306	-3	-9	-2.9%
27.	Bjørg	312	-15	-82	-20.8%
25.	Ellen	315	-2	-12	-3.7%
25.	Grete	315	-4	-22	-6.5%
24.	Karin	317	-4	-21	-6.2%
23.	Marianne	320	+8	+26	+8.8%
22.	Aud	322	-7	-51	-13.7%
21.	Gro	324	+15	+51	+18.7%
20.	Unni	334	-6	-55	-14.1%
19.	Astrid	340	+3	+12	+3.7%
18.	Hilde	342	+8	+30	+9.6%
17.	Gunn	344	0	-8	-2.3%
16.	Mona	350	+12	+50	+16.7%
15.	Anita	362	+18	+74	+25.7%
14.	Tone	367	+4	+22	+6.4%
13.	Grethe	383	0	-7	-1.8%
12.	Sissel	399	+4	+29	+7.8%
11.	Randi	424	0	-65	-13.3%
10.	Berit	480	0	-23	-4.6%
9.	Eva	509	0	-29	-5.4%
8.	Wenche	551	-1	-27	-4.7%
7.	Liv	577	-1	-53	-8.4%
6.	Tove	611	+2	+44	+7.8%
5.	Kari	682	-1	-20	-2.8%
4.	Marit	683	+1	+40	+6.2%
3.	Bente	785	-1	-64	-7.5%
2.	Inger	807	+1	+19	+2.4%
1.	Anne	1,871	0	+109	+6.2%

Popularity extremes for Norway