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Sten

male

Sten.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #103 in Norway in 1970. 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 2012, ranging from #103 to #563.1945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921994199519971998199920012002200720112012#103#563
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Norway rank by year
YearRank
1945#158
1946#132
1947#135
1948#187
1949#166
1950#143
1951#146
1952#166
1953#126
1954#160
1955#178
1956#132
1957#142
1958#155
1959#170
1960#151
1961#147
1962#133
1963#140
1964#144
1965#132
1966#130
1967#121
1968#134
1969#115
1970#103
1971#120
1972#150
1973#164
1974#181
1975#214
1976#202
1977#207
1978#250
1979#253
1980#328
1981#240
1982#294
1983#354
1984#257
1985#563
1986#402
1987#510
1988#355
1989#363
1990#504
1991#469
1992#514
1994#542
1995#432
1997#538
1998#529
1999#366
2001#432
2002#454
2007#532
2011#477
2012#523

Demonstration dataSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

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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

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