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May-Britt

femaleStatistical record

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

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

May-Britt: Recorded every year since 1945, it reached #92 in 1959, and it was last ranked in 1991.

Norway · Girls

Falling

among girls in Norway · 1945–1991

Norway · Girls rank from 1945 to 1991, ranging from #92 to #622.19451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991#92#622
View as table
Norway · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1945#289
1946#198
1947#281
1948#241
1949#200
1950#186
1951#198
1952#189
1953#161
1954#168
1955#112
1956#164
1957#168
1958#110
1959#92
1960#104
1961#109
1962#134
1963#115
1964#133
1965#126
1966#123
1967#153
1968#179
1969#154
1970#154
1971#127
1972#164
1973#212
1974#233
1975#217
1976#181
1977#309
1978#184
1979#288
1980#261
1981#324
1982#300
1983#420
1984#415
1985#622
1986#451
1987#459
1988#403
1989#584
1990#574
1991#518

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 · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in every year from 1945 to 1991.

Official data for Norway, 1945–1991 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #289 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–1991

    Highest recorded position: #92 among girls in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–1991).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent1991

    Most recently recorded at #518 among girls in Norway, in 1991.

    Norway · Girls

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 1991. Highest recorded position: #92 in Norway in 1959.

May-Britt'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
1991Norwayfemale#5187HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#5746HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#5846HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#40311HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#4599HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#4519HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#6225HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#41510HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#4209HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#30015HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#32413HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#26118HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#28815HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#18429HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#30914HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#18129HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#21722HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#23321HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#21222HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#16434HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#12748HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#15434HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#15434HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#17927HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#15332HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#12345HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#12643HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#13336HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#11548HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#13436HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#10949HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#10452HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#9262HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#11047HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#16824HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#16427HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#11245HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#16824HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#16128HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#18922HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#19819HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#18622HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#20020HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#24114HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#28110HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#19821HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#2899HighVerified
  • Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 1991. Highest recorded position: #92 in Norway in 1959. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.