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Birgitte

female

Birgitte.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1946 to 2016. Highest recorded position: #86 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
Syllables
3
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
female
Language family
Not available

Popularity

Norway

FallingNorway (female) rank from 1946 to 2016, ranging from #86 to #546.194619471948194919501952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020122013201420152016#86#546
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Norway rank by year
YearRank
1946#366
1947#365
1948#337
1949#281
1950#338
1952#320
1953#361
1954#276
1955#280
1956#210
1957#191
1958#182
1959#178
1960#168
1961#136
1962#116
1963#119
1964#101
1965#109
1966#93
1967#90
1968#94
1969#113
1970#104
1971#111
1972#88
1973#105
1974#91
1975#95
1976#92
1977#91
1978#103
1979#150
1980#138
1981#106
1982#122
1983#103
1984#131
1985#106
1986#150
1987#143
1988#112
1989#129
1990#86
1991#116
1992#130
1993#134
1994#115
1995#123
1996#148
1997#142
1998#141
1999#193
2000#185
2001#174
2002#231
2003#226
2004#396
2005#401
2006#470
2007#469
2008#498
2009#477
2010#513
2012#518
2013#521
2014#448
2015#546
2016#509

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

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

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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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