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Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #1 in Norway in 1945. 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

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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
1
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

Norway

FallingNorway (male) rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #1 to #220.194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#1#220
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Norway rank by year
YearRank
1945#1
1946#2
1947#2
1948#2
1949#2
1950#2
1951#2
1952#3
1953#2
1954#2
1955#2
1956#2
1957#2
1958#2
1959#2
1960#3
1961#2
1962#2
1963#4
1964#3
1965#3
1966#4
1967#4
1968#4
1969#5
1970#8
1971#8
1972#11
1973#12
1974#11
1975#16
1976#16
1977#14
1978#17
1979#11
1980#23
1981#19
1982#22
1983#19
1984#23
1985#29
1986#31
1987#33
1988#39
1989#37
1990#46
1991#40
1992#58
1993#52
1994#56
1995#57
1996#67
1997#83
1998#66
1999#82
2000#107
2001#120
2002#106
2003#111
2004#120
2005#135
2006#152
2007#145
2008#166
2009#147
2010#159
2011#149
2012#162
2013#193
2014#180
2015#214
2016#195
2017#202
2018#203
2019#162
2020#184
2021#220
2022#186
2023#153
2024#158
2025#142

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.

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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
1
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

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