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Oddvar

maleStatistical record

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

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

Oddvar: Recorded since 1945, it reached #38 in 1949, and it stood at #489 in 2022.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2022

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2022, ranging from #38 to #604.1945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620082009201020122014201520182019202020212022#38#604
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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#41
1946#47
1947#53
1948#46
1949#38
1950#50
1951#49
1952#57
1953#50
1954#54
1955#63
1956#58
1957#74
1958#71
1959#80
1960#90
1961#91
1962#110
1963#108
1964#109
1965#111
1966#139
1967#145
1968#140
1969#167
1970#145
1971#178
1972#193
1973#185
1974#213
1975#209
1976#268
1977#245
1978#267
1979#236
1980#326
1981#385
1982#372
1983#274
1984#421
1985#318
1986#439
1987#412
1988#315
1989#473
1990#538
1991#459
1992#502
1993#432
1994#602
1995#604
1996#349
1997#420
1998#480
1999#569
2000#474
2001#467
2002#418
2003#548
2004#460
2005#499
2006#557
2008#567
2009#523
2010#518
2012#452
2014#536
2015#535
2018#379
2019#511
2020#471
2021#408
2022#489

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 73 of the 78 years from 1945 to 2022.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2022 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #41 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 recorded1945–2022

    Highest recorded position: #38 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2022).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #489 among boys in Norway, in 2022.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #38 in Norway in 1949.

Oddvar'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
2022Norwaymale#4894HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4086HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#4714HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#5114HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#3799HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#5354HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#5364HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4527HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#5185HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#5235HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#5674HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#5574HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4995HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4606HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#5484HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#4187HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#4676HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#4746HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#5694HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#4806HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#4208HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#34911HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#6044HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#6024HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#4328HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#5026HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#4598HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5386HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4738HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#31515HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#41210HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#4399HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#31815HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#42110HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#27419HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#37212HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#38511HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#32614HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#23623HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#26718HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#24520HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#26818HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#20927HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#21329HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#18535HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#19335HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#17837HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#14550HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#16739HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#14050HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#14545HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#13951HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#11163HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#10969HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#10867HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#11059HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#9181HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#9078HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#8097HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#71117HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#74108HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#58139HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#63130HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#54147HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#50171HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#57145HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#49161HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#50161HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#38227HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#46178HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#53167HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#47184HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#41201HighVerified
  • 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 2022. Highest recorded position: #38 in Norway in 1949. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.