Christer

maleStatistical record

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

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

Christer: Recorded since 1951, it reached #44 in 1990, and it stood at #467 in 2022.

1registrar recorded it
58times a registrar ranked it
72years from first to last
#44highest recorded position
17groupings it qualifies for

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1951–2022

View as table

Norway · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1951	#376
1956	#389
1961	#384
1963	#288
1964	#360
1965	#332
1966	#330
1967	#337
1968	#229
1969	#180
1970	#160
1971	#143
1972	#119
1973	#130
1974	#133
1975	#116
1976	#124
1977	#102
1978	#125
1979	#104
1980	#131
1981	#83
1982	#94
1983	#106
1984	#84
1985	#54
1986	#57
1987	#58
1988	#51
1989	#60
1990	#44
1991	#51
1992	#65
1993	#75
1994	#112
1995	#137
1996	#138
1997	#172
1998	#205
1999	#179
2000	#183
2001	#201
2002	#232
2003	#190
2004	#247
2005	#237
2006	#329
2007	#251
2008	#361
2009	#361
2010	#328
2011	#458
2012	#408
2013	#528
2014	#379
2015	#424
2016	#426
2022	#467

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 · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 58 of the 72 years from 1951 to 2022.

Official data for Norway, 1951–2022 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1951
First recorded at #376 among boys in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1951–2022
Highest recorded position: #44 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1951–2022).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #467 among boys in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Boys

Christer by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Christer in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1950s	9	2 of 10	5
1960s	113	8 of 10	14
1970s	637	10 of 10	64
1980sbusiest	1,121	10 of 10	112
1990s	851	10 of 10	85
2000s	195	10 of 10	20
2010s	53	7 of 10	8
2020s	4	1 of 10	4

Across Norway · Boys, the 1980s were its busiest decade, averaging 112 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1989 and 1990, when recorded births rose by 50, from 144 to 194.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Christer appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1951 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #44 in Norway in 1990.

Christer'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2022	Norway	male	#467	4	High	Verified
2016	Norway	male	#426	7	High	Verified
2015	Norway	male	#424	7	High	Verified
2014	Norway	male	#379	9	High	Verified
2013	Norway	male	#528	4	High	Verified
2012	Norway	male	#408	8	High	Verified
2011	Norway	male	#458	6	High	Verified
2010	Norway	male	#328	12	High	Verified
2009	Norway	male	#361	11	High	Verified
2008	Norway	male	#361	11	High	Verified
2007	Norway	male	#251	19	High	Verified
2006	Norway	male	#329	11	High	Verified
2005	Norway	male	#237	19	High	Verified
2004	Norway	male	#247	18	High	Verified
2003	Norway	male	#190	28	High	Verified
2002	Norway	male	#232	19	High	Verified
2001	Norway	male	#201	27	High	Verified
2000	Norway	male	#183	32	High	Verified
1999	Norway	male	#179	33	High	Verified
1998	Norway	male	#205	25	High	Verified
1997	Norway	male	#172	34	High	Verified
1996	Norway	male	#138	51	High	Verified
1995	Norway	male	#137	50	High	Verified
1994	Norway	male	#112	65	High	Verified
1993	Norway	male	#75	103	High	Verified
1992	Norway	male	#65	129	High	Verified
1991	Norway	male	#51	167	High	Verified
1990	Norway	male	#44	194	High	Verified
1989	Norway	male	#60	144	High	Verified
1988	Norway	male	#51	164	High	Verified
1987	Norway	male	#58	142	High	Verified
1986	Norway	male	#57	130	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#54	133	High	Verified
1984	Norway	male	#84	91	High	Verified
1983	Norway	male	#106	81	High	Verified
1982	Norway	male	#94	84	High	Verified
1981	Norway	male	#83	92	High	Verified
1980	Norway	male	#131	60	High	Verified
1979	Norway	male	#104	76	High	Verified
1978	Norway	male	#125	60	High	Verified
1977	Norway	male	#102	74	High	Verified
1976	Norway	male	#124	62	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#116	72	High	Verified
1974	Norway	male	#133	62	High	Verified
1973	Norway	male	#130	60	High	Verified
1972	Norway	male	#119	72	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#143	55	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#160	44	High	Verified
1969	Norway	male	#180	35	High	Verified
1968	Norway	male	#229	20	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#337	10	High	Verified
1966	Norway	male	#330	11	High	Verified
1965	Norway	male	#332	10	High	Verified
1964	Norway	male	#360	9	High	Verified
1963	Norway	male	#288	12	High	Verified
1961	Norway	male	#384	6	High	Verified
1956	Norway	male	#389	5	High	Verified
1951	Norway	male	#376	4	High	Verified

Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1951 and 2022, ranked in 58 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #44, first reached in 1990.

It held a top-100 place in 12 years, 10 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 194 births, registered in Norway in 1990.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 5 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Christelle · #2407, 17y
Christen · #265, 22y
Christian · #7, 81y
Christiana · #443, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Åge · #45, 57y
Brage · #43, 57y
Gunvor · #45, 58y
Aase · #47, 58y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Jillian · #44, 63y
Michele · #44, 70y
Desmond · #43, 68y
Glenda · #43, 41y

Christer was ranked #44 in Norway · Boys in 1990. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Christer and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Christer without appearing here.

Christer moved ahead of

Rune Compare
In 2002 they stood at #232 and #217 in Norway · Boys; by 2003 that had become #190 and #343.
Vidar Compare
In 2013 they stood at #528 and #403 in Norway · Boys; by 2014 that had become #379 and #480.
Geir Compare
In 2011 they stood at #458 and #430 in Norway · Boys; by 2012 that had become #408 and #504.
Dag Compare
In 2013 they stood at #528 and #430 in Norway · Boys; by 2014 that had become #379 and #461.

Moved ahead of Christer

Ryan Compare
In 2014 they stood at #379 and #507 in Norway · Boys; by 2015 that had become #424 and #249.
Anthony Compare
In 2012 they stood at #408 and #463 in Norway · Boys; by 2013 that had become #528 and #367.
Luca Compare
In 2007 they stood at #251 and #256 in Norway · Boys; by 2008 that had become #361 and #233.
Aaron Compare
In 2005 they stood at #237 and #272 in Norway · Boys; by 2006 that had become #329 and #210.

Moved the opposite way to Christer

Jonathan Compare
Between 1963 and 2022 in Norway · Boys, Christer went from #288 to #467 while Jonathan went from #483 to #74.
Marcus Compare
Between 1963 and 2022 in Norway · Boys, Christer went from #288 to #467 while Marcus went from #399 to #157.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1965 and 2022 in Norway · Boys, Christer went from #332 to #467 while Benjamin went from #517 to #29.
Oliver Compare
Between 1966 and 2022 in Norway · Boys, Christer went from #330 to #467 while Oliver went from #543 to #3.

Moved the same way as Christer

Roger Compare
Between 1951 and 2013 in Norway · Boys, Christer went from #376 to #528 and Roger from #68 to #514.

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 1951 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #44 in Norway in 1990. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Christer

Christer at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Christer by decade in Norway · Boys

Christer appears in

Popularity data

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Christer at a glance

Christer by decade in Norway · Boys

Christer appears in

What the record shows

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A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Names published alongside Christer

Christer and the names beside it

Christer moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Christer

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