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Vanja

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Vanja: Recorded since 1953, it reached #139 in 1972, and it was last ranked in 2019.

Norway · Girls

Falling

among girls in Norway · 1953–2019

Norway · Girls rank from 1953 to 2019, ranging from #139 to #582.1953195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112013201520162019#139#582
View as table
Norway · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1953#439
1956#377
1957#395
1958#438
1959#371
1960#334
1961#330
1962#389
1963#353
1964#415
1965#324
1966#494
1967#337
1968#302
1969#266
1970#218
1971#169
1972#139
1973#180
1974#149
1975#187
1976#195
1977#207
1978#246
1979#260
1980#275
1981#250
1982#319
1983#350
1984#354
1985#286
1986#356
1987#301
1988#328
1989#285
1990#245
1991#351
1992#284
1993#203
1994#221
1995#213
1996#188
1997#181
1998#199
1999#252
2000#273
2001#185
2002#230
2003#241
2004#305
2005#322
2006#582
2007#415
2008#580
2009#580
2010#540
2011#560
2013#513
2015#539
2016#574
2019#527

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 · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 61 of the 67 years from 1953 to 2019.

Official data for Norway, 1953–2019 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1953

    First recorded at #439 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1953–2019

    Highest recorded position: #139 among girls in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1953–2019).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2019

    Most recently recorded at #527 among girls in Norway, in 2019.

    Norway · Girls

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1953 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #139 in Norway in 1972.

Vanja'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
2019Norwayfemale#5274HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#5744HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#5395HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#5136HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#5605HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#5406HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#5805HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#5805HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#41510HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#5825HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#32214HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#30515HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#24121HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#23021HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#18529HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#27317HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#25218HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#19927HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#18133HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#18830HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#21325HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#22125HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#20330HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#28417HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#35113HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#24523HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#28518HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#32815HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#30116HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#35613HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#28617HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#35413HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#35012HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#31914HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#25020HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#27517HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#26018HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#24620HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#20724HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#19527HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#18728HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#14945HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#18030HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#13946HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#16933HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#21821HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#26616HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#30213HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#33710HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#4945HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#32411HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#4157HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#3539HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#3897HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#3309HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#3349HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#3717HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#4385HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#3956HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#3776HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#4394HighVerified
  • 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 1953 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #139 in Norway in 1972. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.