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Vegard

male

Vegard.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #19 in Norway in 1987. 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

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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
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

Norway

RisingNorway (male) rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #19 to #451.1945194619471950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#19#451
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Norway rank by year
YearRank
1945#291
1946#353
1947#347
1950#375
1951#275
1952#256
1953#253
1954#311
1955#238
1956#238
1957#250
1958#371
1959#451
1960#250
1961#205
1962#205
1963#224
1964#176
1965#155
1966#132
1967#104
1968#119
1969#108
1970#105
1971#121
1972#118
1973#64
1974#58
1975#66
1976#59
1977#56
1978#68
1979#53
1980#56
1981#55
1982#57
1983#48
1984#45
1985#42
1986#32
1987#19
1988#22
1989#22
1990#32
1991#27
1992#27
1993#25
1994#23
1995#37
1996#28
1997#32
1998#33
1999#35
2000#39
2001#39
2002#45
2003#44
2004#49
2005#93
2006#62
2007#90
2008#94
2009#96
2010#112
2011#106
2012#114
2013#134
2014#137
2015#140
2016#122
2017#187
2018#189
2019#153
2020#159
2021#158
2022#164
2023#140
2024#254
2025#219

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

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

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