Krister

maleStatistical record

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

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

Krister: Recorded since 1967, it reached #148 in 1992, and it was last ranked in 2019.

1registrar recorded it
46times a registrar ranked it
53years from first to last
#148highest recorded position
11groupings it qualifies for

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1967–2019

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Norway · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1967	#464
1968	#546
1969	#451
1970	#538
1971	#593
1973	#327
1974	#433
1975	#529
1976	#249
1977	#254
1978	#278
1979	#310
1980	#324
1981	#333
1982	#289
1983	#244
1984	#242
1985	#261
1986	#201
1987	#192
1988	#222
1989	#202
1990	#205
1991	#186
1992	#148
1993	#172
1994	#222
1995	#238
1996	#235
1997	#245
1998	#190
1999	#290
2000	#212
2001	#343
2002	#313
2003	#335
2004	#293
2005	#492
2006	#468
2007	#391
2008	#406
2009	#489
2010	#475
2011	#505
2015	#492
2019	#507

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 46 of the 53 years from 1967 to 2019.

Official data for Norway, 1967–2019 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1967
First recorded at #464 among boys in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2019
Highest recorded position: #148 among boys in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1967–2019).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #507 among boys in Norway, in 2019.
Norway · Boys

Krister 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 Krister in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	17	3 of 10	6
1970s	108	9 of 10	12
1980s	233	10 of 10	23
1990sbusiest	282	10 of 10	28
2000s	105	10 of 10	11
2010s	20	4 of 10	5

Across Norway · Boys, the 1990s were its busiest decade, averaging 28 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Krister 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 1967 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #148 in Norway in 1992.

Krister'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
2019	Norway	male	#507	4	High	Verified
2015	Norway	male	#492	5	High	Verified
2011	Norway	male	#505	5	High	Verified
2010	Norway	male	#475	6	High	Verified
2009	Norway	male	#489	6	High	Verified
2008	Norway	male	#406	9	High	Verified
2007	Norway	male	#391	9	High	Verified
2006	Norway	male	#468	6	High	Verified
2005	Norway	male	#492	5	High	Verified
2004	Norway	male	#293	13	High	Verified
2003	Norway	male	#335	11	High	Verified
2002	Norway	male	#313	11	High	Verified
2001	Norway	male	#343	10	High	Verified
2000	Norway	male	#212	25	High	Verified
1999	Norway	male	#290	14	High	Verified
1998	Norway	male	#190	28	High	Verified
1997	Norway	male	#245	20	High	Verified
1996	Norway	male	#235	22	High	Verified
1995	Norway	male	#238	22	High	Verified
1994	Norway	male	#222	27	High	Verified
1993	Norway	male	#172	37	High	Verified
1992	Norway	male	#148	47	High	Verified
1991	Norway	male	#186	36	High	Verified
1990	Norway	male	#205	29	High	Verified
1989	Norway	male	#202	33	High	Verified
1988	Norway	male	#222	26	High	Verified
1987	Norway	male	#192	32	High	Verified
1986	Norway	male	#201	33	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#261	21	High	Verified
1984	Norway	male	#242	22	High	Verified
1983	Norway	male	#244	22	High	Verified
1982	Norway	male	#289	17	High	Verified
1981	Norway	male	#333	13	High	Verified
1980	Norway	male	#324	14	High	Verified
1979	Norway	male	#310	15	High	Verified
1978	Norway	male	#278	17	High	Verified
1977	Norway	male	#254	19	High	Verified
1976	Norway	male	#249	20	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#529	6	High	Verified
1974	Norway	male	#433	9	High	Verified
1973	Norway	male	#327	13	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#593	4	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#538	5	High	Verified
1969	Norway	male	#451	7	High	Verified
1968	Norway	male	#546	4	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#464	6	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 1967 and 2019, ranked in 46 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #148, first reached in 1992.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 47 births, registered in Norway in 1992.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 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.

Kristel · #407, 33y
Kristen · #66, 78y
Kristers · #473, 14y
Kristi · #185, 60y

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.

Kaisa · #147, 42y
Guttorm · #150, 45y
Kjerstin · #146, 50y
Maj · #150, 42y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Sylvester · #148, 47y
Eunan · #147, 41y
Finola · #149, 49y
Manus · #147, 54y

Krister was ranked #148 in Norway · Boys in 1992. 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.

Krister 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 Krister without appearing here.

Krister moved ahead of

Stephen Compare
In 1981 they stood at #333 and #320 in Norway · Boys; by 1982 that had become #289 and #425.
Frode Compare
In 2006 they stood at #492 and #459 in Norway · Boys; by 2007 that had become #391 and #516.
Roger Compare
In 2006 they stood at #492 and #400 in Norway · Boys; by 2007 that had become #391 and #491.
Stein Compare
In 2009 they stood at #489 and #442 in Norway · Boys; by 2010 that had become #475 and #565.

Moved ahead of Krister

Aaron Compare
In 2004 they stood at #293 and #390 in Norway · Boys; by 2005 that had become #492 and #272.
Benjamin Compare
In 1969 they stood at #451 and #464 in Norway · Boys; by 1970 that had become #538 and #329.
Luca Compare
In 2004 they stood at #293 and #320 in Norway · Boys; by 2005 that had become #492 and #291.
Sondre Compare
In 1973 they stood at #327 and #372 in Norway · Boys; by 1974 that had become #433 and #246.

Moved the opposite way to Krister

Kasper Compare
Between 1973 and 2019 in Norway · Boys, Krister went from #327 to #507 while Kasper went from #549 to #31.
Luca Compare
Between 1973 and 2019 in Norway · Boys, Krister went from #327 to #507 while Luca went from #603 to #127.
Ulrik Compare
Between 1973 and 2019 in Norway · Boys, Krister went from #327 to #507 while Ulrik went from #482 to #30.
Lucas Compare
Between 1976 and 2019 in Norway · Boys, Krister went from #249 to #507 while Lucas went from #607 to #21.

What's not yet available

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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 1967 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #148 in Norway in 1992. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Krister

Krister at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Krister by decade in Norway · Boys

Krister appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Krister

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Krister moved ahead of

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Krister at a glance

Krister by decade in Norway · Boys

Krister appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Krister

Krister and the names beside it

Krister moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Krister

Moved the opposite way to Krister