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NAMEY

Norway baby name data

Explore Norwegian baby name popularity from 1880 to 2024, sourced from Statistics Norway's official population statistics.

Namey holds 1,969 distinct names and 4,643,024 birth registrations from this dataset, covering 1945 to 2025. Registrations peaked in 1969 with 69,017 births.

Provider: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 10467

Licence: Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD)

Last imported: 8/12/2026

Years covered

1945–2025

Distinct names

1,969

Births recorded

4,643,024

Boys share

52%

Girls share

48%

In 1945 the dataset records 57,074 births; in 2025, 45,075.

Top boys' names in Norway

  1. 1Jan47,857
  2. 2Bjørn36,909
  3. 3Per34,953
  4. 4Ole31,226
  5. 5Lars30,384
  6. 6Thomas25,478
  7. 7Svein23,724
  8. 8Geir23,717
  9. 9Kjell23,353
  10. 10Morten23,106
  11. 11Knut23,074
  12. 12Martin22,540
  13. 13Andreas21,923
  14. 14Erik21,898
  15. 15Terje21,201
  16. 16Tor21,121
  17. 17Rune20,234
  18. 18Hans20,132
  19. 19Daniel19,948
  20. 20Anders19,426
  21. 21Arne18,973
  22. 22Magnus18,361
  23. 23John18,033
  24. 24Trond18,023
  25. 25Henrik17,749
  26. 26Marius17,233
  27. 27Kristian16,873
  28. 28Odd16,612
  29. 29Tom16,318
  30. 30Jonas16,289
  31. 31Stian15,708
  32. 32Jon15,564
  33. 33Tore15,426
  34. 34Fredrik15,139
  35. 35Christian14,830
  36. 36Espen14,684
  37. 37Olav14,530
  38. 38Eirik14,426
  39. 39Øyvind14,266
  40. 40Emil13,823
  41. 41Håkon13,779
  42. 42Mathias12,994
  43. 43Alexander12,762
  44. 44Nils12,343
  45. 45Harald12,332
  46. 46Frode11,620
  47. 47Helge11,344
  48. 48Jørgen11,199
  49. 49Rolf11,096
  50. 50Tobias11,066

Top girls' names in Norway

  1. 1Anne56,487
  2. 2Inger23,704
  3. 3Ingrid23,427
  4. 4Marit22,053
  5. 5Kari20,845
  6. 6Ida20,357
  7. 7Maria20,304
  8. 8Liv19,285
  9. 9Nina18,701
  10. 10Hilde18,596
  11. 11Anna18,430
  12. 12Eva18,325
  13. 13Marianne18,241
  14. 14Elisabeth17,805
  15. 15Kristin17,638
  16. 16Bente16,936
  17. 17Heidi16,369
  18. 18Silje15,852
  19. 19Linda15,577
  20. 20Hanne15,550
  21. 21Tone15,177
  22. 22Anita15,157
  23. 23Elin14,756
  24. 24Emma14,453
  25. 25Astrid14,204
  26. 26Camilla14,018
  27. 27Julie13,979
  28. 28Tove13,719
  29. 29Wenche13,482
  30. 30Berit13,384
  31. 31Nora13,248
  32. 32Hege13,226
  33. 33Randi12,991
  34. 34Mona12,936
  35. 35Ann12,832
  36. 36Solveig12,666
  37. 37Marie12,308
  38. 38Emilie12,236
  39. 39Monica12,121
  40. 40Sara11,910
  41. 41Thea11,899
  42. 42Ellen11,759
  43. 43Mari11,303
  44. 44Helene11,145
  45. 45Kristine11,140
  46. 46Stine11,073
  47. 47Sofie10,441
  48. 48Line10,362
  49. 49Malin10,282
  50. 50Sissel10,007

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