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Pål

male

Pål.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #23 in Norway in 1971. 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

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

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 #23 to #521.194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#23#521
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Norway rank by year
YearRank
1945#99
1946#93
1947#92
1948#88
1949#92
1950#92
1951#86
1952#82
1953#85
1954#74
1955#66
1956#52
1957#51
1958#42
1959#44
1960#42
1961#42
1962#42
1963#33
1964#37
1965#40
1966#34
1967#32
1968#32
1969#32
1970#32
1971#23
1972#24
1973#26
1974#30
1975#28
1976#30
1977#36
1978#42
1979#48
1980#39
1981#46
1982#37
1983#54
1984#48
1985#53
1986#49
1987#57
1988#62
1989#69
1990#67
1991#71
1992#71
1993#74
1994#82
1995#109
1996#111
1997#130
1998#150
1999#157
2000#170
2001#180
2002#202
2003#274
2004#242
2005#222
2006#260
2007#334
2008#350
2009#281
2010#454
2011#225
2012#521
2013#349
2014#396
2015#415
2016#318
2017#434
2018#358
2019#340
2020#432
2021#251
2022#371
2023#374
2024#329
2025#385

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.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

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

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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