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Bror

male

Bror.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1947 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #265 in Norway in 2005. 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

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

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Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
1
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

Norway

FallingNorway (male) rank from 1947 to 2025, ranging from #265 to #633.194719481949195019511952195319551956195719581960196119621963196719681970197219781979198119841986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#265#633
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Norway rank by year
YearRank
1947#280
1948#323
1949#286
1950#305
1951#334
1952#296
1953#358
1955#325
1956#276
1957#390
1958#372
1960#401
1961#339
1962#484
1963#468
1967#415
1968#489
1970#445
1972#464
1978#604
1979#564
1981#633
1984#577
1986#565
1987#426
1988#576
1989#613
1990#484
1991#479
1992#452
1993#500
1994#388
1995#335
1996#342
1997#285
1998#322
1999#330
2000#322
2001#304
2002#323
2003#307
2004#303
2005#265
2006#282
2007#292
2008#306
2009#302
2010#294
2011#324
2012#437
2013#409
2014#460
2015#423
2016#406
2017#339
2018#473
2019#372
2020#446
2021#354
2022#287
2023#410
2024#294
2025#310

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.

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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
1
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

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