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Espen

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Espen: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Espen: Recorded every year since 1945, it reached #8 in 1982, and it stood at #430 in 2025.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2015

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2015 to 2015, ranging from #5730 to #5730.2015#5730#5730
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2015#5730

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in every year from 1945 to 2025.

In 2024: #395 among boys in Norway, #5119 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #315 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #430 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #8 in Norway in 1984.

Espen's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesmale#51193HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#41074HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#34495HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#34515HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#33345HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#30136HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#26937HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#34495HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#34785HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#57303HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#38954HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#46853HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#30396HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#29416HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#45273HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#38493HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32253HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#4306HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#3957HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#32611HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#29013HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#27014HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#26913HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#33111HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#30013HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#28016HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#29915HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#24621HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#28716HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#29515HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#32213HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#23022HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#25718HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#17036HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#16935HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#16438HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#12363HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#12656HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#8986HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#10575HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#60122HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#67103HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#59129HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#50149HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#42185HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#41193HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#31261HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#24301HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#15412HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#19376HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#17379HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#17392HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#14434HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#19365HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#15418HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#11400HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#11435HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#9429HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#8430HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#11403HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#8424HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#11395HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#13341HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#9380HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#11379HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#11369HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#9426HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#10429HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#10444HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#11471HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#12449HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#18395HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#18393HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#29334HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#33292HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#41233HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#46209HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#49187HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#55172HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#63128HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#59138HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#65124HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#73105HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#8387HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#75107HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#8782HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#10958HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#10956HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#12443HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#15630HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#24911HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#26610HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#26010HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#22214HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#3077HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#25511HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#3276HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#3156HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #8 in Norway in 1984. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.