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Bård

male

Bård.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #62 in Norway in 1967. 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

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

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 1945 to 2023, ranging from #62 to #540.1945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620092010201120122016201720202023#62#540
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Norway rank by year
YearRank
1945#128
1946#164
1947#152
1948#153
1949#171
1950#136
1951#148
1952#157
1953#161
1954#127
1955#108
1956#127
1957#117
1958#88
1959#93
1960#87
1961#95
1962#73
1963#82
1964#76
1965#70
1966#63
1967#62
1968#73
1969#74
1970#65
1971#72
1972#67
1973#71
1974#78
1975#84
1976#77
1977#94
1978#97
1979#92
1980#104
1981#122
1982#150
1983#130
1984#133
1985#147
1986#138
1987#139
1988#143
1989#146
1990#146
1991#194
1992#189
1993#145
1994#176
1995#179
1996#204
1997#218
1998#226
1999#246
2000#257
2001#222
2002#287
2003#289
2004#349
2005#300
2006#393
2009#540
2010#445
2011#489
2012#500
2016#516
2017#470
2020#447
2023#502

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
1
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

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