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Rakel

female

Rakel.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1946 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #122 in Norway in 2024. 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

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Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
female
Language family
Not available

Popularity

Norway

RisingNorway (female) rank from 1946 to 2025, ranging from #122 to #567.1946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#122#567
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Norway rank by year
YearRank
1946#284
1947#359
1948#279
1949#292
1950#307
1951#380
1952#353
1953#354
1954#245
1955#382
1956#417
1957#390
1958#396
1959#264
1961#375
1962#350
1963#404
1964#294
1965#515
1966#445
1967#310
1968#473
1969#393
1970#335
1971#342
1972#567
1973#222
1974#281
1975#259
1976#217
1977#333
1978#304
1979#427
1980#349
1981#236
1982#316
1983#399
1984#309
1985#283
1986#326
1987#404
1988#259
1989#360
1990#306
1991#313
1992#237
1993#184
1994#210
1995#240
1996#201
1997#213
1998#218
1999#217
2000#161
2001#193
2002#176
2003#156
2004#165
2005#195
2006#172
2007#145
2008#180
2009#197
2010#184
2011#207
2012#177
2013#138
2014#170
2015#145
2016#197
2017#156
2018#133
2019#122
2020#185
2021#185
2022#156
2023#186
2024#122
2025#125

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
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

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