Gøran

maleStatistical record

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

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

Gøran: Recorded since 1949, it reached #124 in 1993, and it was last ranked in 2004.

1registrar recorded it
53times a registrar ranked it
56years from first to last
#124highest recorded position
9groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Gøran's record

Moved 143 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1949–2004

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Norway · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1949	#351
1952	#262
1953	#260
1954	#326
1956	#303
1957	#298
1958	#313
1959	#259
1960	#326
1961	#292
1962	#303
1963	#306
1964	#246
1965	#243
1966	#262
1967	#263
1968	#220
1969	#199
1970	#193
1971	#194
1972	#171
1973	#188
1974	#158
1975	#196
1976	#171
1977	#175
1978	#206
1979	#187
1980	#216
1981	#249
1982	#222
1983	#270
1984	#228
1985	#257
1986	#275
1987	#307
1988	#267
1989	#163
1990	#226
1991	#166
1992	#143
1993	#124
1994	#179
1995	#241
1996	#346
1997	#222
1998	#287
1999	#354
2000	#327
2001	#449
2002	#372
2003	#351
2004	#494

VerifiedSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

What the data shows

FallingNorway · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 53 of the 56 years from 1949 to 2004.

Official data for Norway, 1949–2004 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1949
First recorded at #351 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2004
Highest recorded position: #124 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1949–2004).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #494 among boys in Norway, in 2004.
Norway · Boys

Gøran by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Gøran in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1940s	5	1 of 10	5
1950s	67	7 of 10	10
1960s	156	10 of 10	16
1970sbusiest	360	10 of 10	36
1980s	233	10 of 10	23
1990s	286	10 of 10	29
2000s	41	5 of 10	8

Across Norway · Boys, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 36 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Gøran appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1949 to 2004. Highest recorded position: #124 in Norway in 1993.

Gøran'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2004	Norway	male	#494	5	High	Verified
2003	Norway	male	#351	10	High	Verified
2002	Norway	male	#372	8	High	Verified
2001	Norway	male	#449	6	High	Verified
2000	Norway	male	#327	12	High	Verified
1999	Norway	male	#354	10	High	Verified
1998	Norway	male	#287	15	High	Verified
1997	Norway	male	#222	23	High	Verified
1996	Norway	male	#346	11	High	Verified
1995	Norway	male	#241	20	High	Verified
1994	Norway	male	#179	35	High	Verified
1993	Norway	male	#124	56	High	Verified
1992	Norway	male	#143	48	High	Verified
1991	Norway	male	#166	43	High	Verified
1990	Norway	male	#226	25	High	Verified
1989	Norway	male	#163	42	High	Verified
1988	Norway	male	#267	18	High	Verified
1987	Norway	male	#307	15	High	Verified
1986	Norway	male	#275	20	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#257	22	High	Verified
1984	Norway	male	#228	24	High	Verified
1983	Norway	male	#270	19	High	Verified
1982	Norway	male	#222	26	High	Verified
1981	Norway	male	#249	20	High	Verified
1980	Norway	male	#216	27	High	Verified
1979	Norway	male	#187	36	High	Verified
1978	Norway	male	#206	31	High	Verified
1977	Norway	male	#175	38	High	Verified
1976	Norway	male	#171	40	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#196	32	High	Verified
1974	Norway	male	#158	46	High	Verified
1973	Norway	male	#188	33	High	Verified
1972	Norway	male	#171	42	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#194	32	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#193	30	High	Verified
1969	Norway	male	#199	28	High	Verified
1968	Norway	male	#220	22	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#263	15	High	Verified
1966	Norway	male	#262	15	High	Verified
1965	Norway	male	#243	18	High	Verified
1964	Norway	male	#246	16	High	Verified
1963	Norway	male	#306	11	High	Verified
1962	Norway	male	#303	11	High	Verified
1961	Norway	male	#292	11	High	Verified
1960	Norway	male	#326	9	High	Verified
1959	Norway	male	#259	13	High	Verified
1958	Norway	male	#313	9	High	Verified
1957	Norway	male	#298	9	High	Verified
1956	Norway	male	#303	9	High	Verified
1954	Norway	male	#326	7	High	Verified
1953	Norway	male	#260	10	High	Verified
1952	Norway	male	#262	10	High	Verified
1949	Norway	male	#351	5	High	Verified

Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1949 and 2004, ranked in 53 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #124, first reached in 1993.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 56 births, registered in Norway in 1993.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Goldy · #2770, 15y
Goran · #300, 40y
Gordan · #194, 18y
Gordon · #51, 73y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Regine · #125, 54y
Jorid · #126, 49y
Kolbjørn · #128, 49y
Torfinn · #119, 50y

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1940 and 1949.

Anne-Grethe · #122, 38y
Edgar · #122, 76y
Gretha · #122, 24y
Jorid · #126, 49y

Gøran was ranked #124 in Norway · Boys in 1993. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Gøran and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Gøran without appearing here.

Gøran moved ahead of

Roger Compare
In 2002 they stood at #372 and #356 in Norway · Boys; by 2003 that had become #351 and #552.
Ronny Compare
In 2001 they stood at #449 and #428 in Norway · Boys; by 2002 that had become #372 and #452.
Kåre Compare
In 2003 they stood at #449 and #421 in Norway · Boys; by 2004 that had become #494 and #565.
Stephen Compare
In 1963 they stood at #306 and #298 in Norway · Boys; by 1964 that had become #246 and #312.

Moved ahead of Gøran

Isaac Compare
In 2003 they stood at #351 and #429 in Norway · Boys; by 2004 that had become #494 and #279.
Levi Compare
In 2003 they stood at #351 and #406 in Norway · Boys; by 2004 that had become #494 and #294.
Alex Compare
In 2000 they stood at #327 and #338 in Norway · Boys; by 2001 that had become #449 and #258.
Luca Compare
In 2003 they stood at #351 and #542 in Norway · Boys; by 2004 that had become #494 and #320.

Moved the opposite way to Gøran

Aksel Compare
Between 1949 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Gøran went from #351 to #494 while Aksel went from #163 to #70.
Anders Compare
Between 1949 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Gøran went from #351 to #494 while Anders went from #68 to #36.
Andreas Compare
Between 1949 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Gøran went from #351 to #494 while Andreas went from #143 to #3.
Christian Compare
Between 1949 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Gøran went from #351 to #494 while Christian went from #188 to #43.

Moved the same way as Gøran

Arild Compare
Between 1949 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Gøran went from #351 to #494 and Arild from #22 to #312.
Arne Compare
Between 1949 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Gøran went from #351 to #494 and Arne from #6 to #169.
Bjørn Compare
Between 1949 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Gøran went from #351 to #494 and Bjørn from #4 to #95.
Dag Compare
Between 1949 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Gøran went from #351 to #494 and Dag from #50 to #399.

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Recorded in official data for Norway from 1949 to 2004. Highest recorded position: #124 in Norway in 1993. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Gøran

Gøran at a glance

What stands out in Gøran's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Gøran by decade in Norway · Boys

Gøran appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1940s

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Gøran at a glance

What stands out in Gøran's record

Gøran by decade in Norway · Boys

Gøran appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Names published alongside Gøran

Gøran and the names beside it

Gøran moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Gøran

Moved the opposite way to Gøran

Moved the same way as Gøran