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	+/-
Boys
1.	Jan	1,439	0
2.	Per	1,139	0
3.	Bjørn	1,017	0
4.	Geir	779	+1
4.	Kjell	779	0
6.	Svein	706	0
7.	Terje	657	0
8.	Knut	640	0
9.	Morten	639	+8
10.	Arne	556	0
11.	Rune	530	-2
12.	Tor	525	+1
12.	Trond	525	+6
14.	Ole	516	-3
15.	Tom	509	0
16.	Odd	485	-2
17.	John	481	-5
18.	Hans	472	-3
19.	Lars	451	0
20.	Tore	430	0
21.	Rolf	383	0
22.	Helge	349	+2
23.	Leif	345	+5
24.	Stein	324	-2
25.	Harald	311	+2
26.	Gunnar	310	-3
26.	Nils	310	+6
28.	Erik	301	-2
29.	Jon	298	-1
30.	Arild	291	0
31.	Olav	281	+2
32.	Frank	278	+3
33.	Steinar	273	-8
34.	Dag	268	-3
35.	Roy	255	+5
36.	Øyvind	245	+2
37.	Vidar	240	-1
38.	Magne	235	+8
39.	Einar	219	-3
39.	Roger	219	-1
41.	Roar	213	+1
42.	Ove	209	-1
42.	Pål	209	+11
44.	Frode	203	+7
45.	Kåre	199	+2
46.	Egil	186	-12
46.	Øystein	186	-1
48.	Ivar	185	-5
49.	Stig	183	+3
50.	Finn	173	-1
51.	Alf	168	-7
52.	Jørn	161	+9
53.	Jens	158	+15
54.	Tommy	155	+35
55.	Ola	152	+4
56.	Karl	147	-2
57.	Johnny	144	0
58.	Atle	142	+10
58.	Thor	142	-10
60.	Kurt	139	+3
61.	Torbjørn	138	+10
62.	Inge	137	+3
62.	Petter	137	-7
64.	Peter	135	+13
65.	Jarle	134	+17
66.	Åge	133	-3
67.	Sverre	131	+8
68.	Arve	130	-11
69.	Anders	125	-19
70.	Arvid	123	-4
70.	Reidar	123	-14
72.	Asbjørn	121	-12
73.	Oddvar	119	+6
74.	Kai	116	+8
74.	Paul	116	+4
76.	Ulf	113	new
77.	Espen	110	+14
77.	Robert	110	-6
79.	Erling	108	-11
79.	Håkon	108	-12
79.	Jostein	108	-17
82.	Kjetil	98	+9
83.	Eivind	97	+2
84.	Sven	96	-8
85.	Ketil	95	+4
85.	Øivind	95	-12
87.	Thomas	93	new
88.	Johan	92	-4
89.	Bjarne	91	-16
90.	Arnfinn	90	-2
90.	Bernt	90	+10
90.	Ragnar	90	-9
93.	David	89	+1
94.	Arnt	88	+4
95.	Bård	87	new
96.	Henning	85	-10
97.	Michael	82	-3
97.	Runar	82	-17
99.	Andrzej	78	new
99.	Willy	78	-5

Rank	Name	Times	+/-
Girls
1.	Anne	1,924	0
2.	Bente	809	+1
3.	Inger	729	-1
4.	Kari	636	+1
5.	Marit	581	-1
6.	Liv	559	+1
7.	Tove	536	-1
8.	Eva	531	+1
9.	Hilde	507	+9
10.	Wenche	505	-2
11.	Marianne	456	+12
12.	Sissel	439	0
13.	Berit	437	-3
14.	Mona	396	+2
15.	Tone	395	-1
16.	Randi	394	-5
17.	Unni	379	+3
18.	Anita	358	-3
19.	Gunn	357	-2
20.	Grete	351	+5
21.	Bjørg	333	+6
22.	Ann	324	+8
23.	Karin	323	+1
24.	Astrid	320	-5
25.	Heidi	317	+14
26.	Grethe	315	-13
27.	Aud	308	-5
27.	Ellen	308	-2
29.	Elisabeth	288	+1
29.	Nina	288	+13
31.	Elin	280	-2
32.	Gro	279	-11
32.	Turid	279	0
34.	May	277	0
35.	Kristin	271	+12
35.	Mette	271	+11
37.	Torill	258	-9
38.	Åse	251	-5
39.	Solveig	240	-2
40.	Eli	239	-5
40.	Laila	239	+7
42.	Hanne	238	+3
43.	Ingrid	231	0
44.	Britt	230	0
45.	Reidun	220	+6
45.	Vigdis	220	-9
47.	Gerd	219	-6
48.	Lisbeth	217	+5
49.	Ragnhild	213	+1
50.	Jorunn	204	-12
51.	Rita	202	+1
52.	Kirsten	191	-3
53.	Irene	186	+4
54.	Bodil	170	0
55.	Brit	164	+1
56.	Else	163	-16
57.	Toril	159	-2
58.	Linda	153	+6
58.	Sølvi	153	+4
60.	Lise	147	+6
61.	Lillian	146	-2
61.	Maria	146	+4
61.	Siri	146	+13
64.	Ruth	141	+3
65.	Kirsti	137	+5
66.	Synnøve	135	-6
67.	Trine	133	+2
68.	Kjersti	130	-7
69.	Ingunn	129	-11
70.	Torunn	128	-7
71.	Anna	119	+1
72.	Janne	101	+4
72.	Karen	101	-1
74.	Hege	99	+16
75.	Torhild	97	-7
76.	Solfrid	96	-3
77.	Jane	94	+4
78.	Evy	93	+7
79.	Rigmor	92	+1
80.	Ingeborg	87	+11
81.	Mariann	85	+10
82.	Trude	82	new
83.	Birgit	76	-1
83.	Gry	76	new
83.	Guri	76	+17
86.	Sonja	75	-7
87.	Siv	74	-3
88.	Torild	72	-13
89.	Mary	68	-12
90.	Jorun	67	-13
90.	Marie	67	-5
90.	Merete	67	new
93.	Sigrun	66	new
94.	Helga	65	-7
95.	Monica	64	new
95.	Signe	64	-7
97.	Anne-Lise	62	-8
97.	Mari	62	new
99.	Olaug	61	new
100.	Åshild	60	-5

Popularity extremes for Norway