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Brede

male

Brede.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #181 in Norway in 2000. 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
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

Norway

RisingNorway (male) rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #181 to #533.1945194619481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220242025#181#533
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Norway rank by year
YearRank
1945#325
1946#305
1948#259
1949#300
1950#377
1951#290
1952#338
1953#276
1954#321
1955#324
1956#258
1957#283
1958#229
1959#326
1960#299
1961#320
1962#375
1963#361
1964#388
1965#437
1966#297
1967#385
1968#312
1969#236
1970#397
1971#265
1972#260
1973#232
1974#299
1975#302
1976#393
1977#461
1978#272
1979#521
1980#357
1981#489
1982#527
1983#329
1984#361
1985#533
1986#291
1987#356
1988#291
1989#372
1990#300
1991#348
1992#336
1993#356
1994#280
1995#245
1996#233
1997#279
1998#204
1999#212
2000#181
2001#220
2002#204
2003#183
2004#226
2005#196
2006#281
2007#223
2008#236
2009#266
2010#270
2011#219
2012#252
2013#325
2014#307
2015#378
2016#380
2017#273
2018#216
2019#349
2020#399
2021#316
2022#278
2024#308
2025#309

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
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

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