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Anniken

female

Anniken.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1949 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #82 in Norway in 1990. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

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Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

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International familiarity

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Trend stability

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Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
3
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
female
Language family
Not available

Popularity

Norway

RisingNorway (female) rank from 1949 to 2025, ranging from #82 to #392.194919531955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220242025#82#392
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Norway rank by year
YearRank
1949#379
1953#321
1955#278
1956#319
1957#256
1958#293
1959#283
1960#312
1961#239
1962#246
1963#161
1964#181
1965#278
1966#196
1967#217
1968#269
1969#139
1970#152
1971#152
1972#142
1973#128
1974#138
1975#140
1976#161
1977#145
1978#157
1979#134
1980#151
1981#176
1982#152
1983#136
1984#127
1985#96
1986#108
1987#108
1988#100
1989#101
1990#82
1991#85
1992#83
1993#98
1994#95
1995#91
1996#110
1997#93
1998#113
1999#108
2000#102
2001#103
2002#92
2003#135
2004#141
2005#159
2006#142
2007#157
2008#208
2009#210
2010#319
2011#224
2012#344
2013#312
2014#373
2015#293
2016#229
2017#392
2018#272
2019#329
2020#289
2021#358
2022#334
2024#227
2025#351

Demonstration dataSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

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Syllables
3
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

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