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Erland

male

Erland.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2015. Highest recorded position: #163 in Norway in 1953. 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
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

Norway

FallingNorway (male) rank from 1945 to 2015, ranging from #163 to #538.1945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042006200720082010201120122015#163#538
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Norway rank by year
YearRank
1945#272
1946#268
1947#261
1948#260
1949#347
1950#214
1951#181
1952#205
1953#163
1954#176
1955#183
1956#196
1957#182
1958#188
1959#257
1960#220
1961#240
1962#265
1963#193
1964#266
1965#228
1966#261
1967#306
1968#298
1969#233
1970#259
1971#251
1972#387
1973#284
1974#334
1975#294
1976#372
1977#357
1978#443
1979#320
1980#334
1981#373
1982#365
1983#524
1984#317
1985#437
1986#524
1987#400
1988#365
1989#423
1990#351
1991#481
1992#397
1993#421
1994#416
1995#414
1996#326
1997#502
1998#459
1999#351
2000#454
2001#337
2002#434
2003#455
2004#401
2006#496
2007#385
2008#505
2010#496
2011#538
2012#502
2015#455

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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