Olav Popularity

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Norway

Rising

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Norway rank by year
Year	Rank
1945	#18
1946	#19
1947	#22
1948	#21
1949	#21
1950	#26
1951	#24
1952	#25
1953	#30
1954	#32
1955	#31
1956	#33
1957	#32
1958	#32
1959	#35
1960	#40
1961	#38
1962	#43
1963	#42
1964	#42
1965	#46
1966	#48
1967	#46
1968	#52
1969	#53
1970	#58
1971	#65
1972	#73
1973	#81
1974	#71
1975	#75
1976	#98
1977	#99
1978	#82
1979	#103
1980	#92
1981	#78
1982	#79
1983	#89
1984	#103
1985	#103
1986	#89
1987	#111
1988	#103
1989	#93
1990	#74
1991	#76
1992	#76
1993	#73
1994	#68
1995	#84
1996	#66
1997	#80
1998	#57
1999	#72
2000	#76
2001	#96
2002	#77
2003	#70
2004	#75
2005	#76
2006	#66
2007	#68
2008	#58
2009	#81
2010	#49
2011	#48
2012	#53
2013	#33
2014	#32
2015	#26
2016	#19
2017	#16
2018	#16
2019	#14
2020	#14
2021	#13
2022	#15
2023	#12
2024	#9
2025	#10

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

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Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #9 in Norway in 2024.

Olav's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2025	Norway	male	#10	285	High	Demonstration data
2024	Norway	male	#9	298	High	Demonstration data
2023	Norway	male	#12	270	High	Demonstration data
2022	Norway	male	#15	247	High	Demonstration data
2021	Norway	male	#13	232	High	Demonstration data
2020	Norway	male	#14	217	High	Demonstration data
2019	Norway	male	#14	250	High	Demonstration data
2018	Norway	male	#16	243	High	Demonstration data
2017	Norway	male	#16	249	High	Demonstration data
2016	Norway	male	#19	248	High	Demonstration data
2015	Norway	male	#26	229	High	Demonstration data
2014	Norway	male	#32	192	High	Demonstration data
2013	Norway	male	#33	199	High	Demonstration data
2012	Norway	male	#53	158	High	Demonstration data
2011	Norway	male	#48	170	High	Demonstration data
2010	Norway	male	#49	164	High	Demonstration data
2009	Norway	male	#81	116	High	Demonstration data
2008	Norway	male	#58	150	High	Demonstration data
2007	Norway	male	#68	126	High	Demonstration data
2006	Norway	male	#66	129	High	Demonstration data
2005	Norway	male	#76	110	High	Demonstration data
2004	Norway	male	#75	106	High	Demonstration data
2003	Norway	male	#70	109	High	Demonstration data
2002	Norway	male	#77	96	High	Demonstration data
2001	Norway	male	#96	75	High	Demonstration data
2000	Norway	male	#76	101	High	Demonstration data
1999	Norway	male	#72	110	High	Demonstration data
1998	Norway	male	#57	132	High	Demonstration data
1997	Norway	male	#80	96	High	Demonstration data
1996	Norway	male	#66	125	High	Demonstration data
1995	Norway	male	#84	93	High	Demonstration data
1994	Norway	male	#68	116	High	Demonstration data
1993	Norway	male	#73	106	High	Demonstration data
1992	Norway	male	#76	108	High	Demonstration data
1991	Norway	male	#76	102	High	Demonstration data
1990	Norway	male	#74	111	High	Demonstration data
1989	Norway	male	#93	82	High	Demonstration data
1988	Norway	male	#103	81	High	Demonstration data
1987	Norway	male	#111	71	High	Demonstration data
1986	Norway	male	#89	89	High	Demonstration data
1985	Norway	male	#103	82	High	Demonstration data
1984	Norway	male	#103	78	High	Demonstration data
1983	Norway	male	#89	93	High	Demonstration data
1982	Norway	male	#79	98	High	Demonstration data
1981	Norway	male	#78	96	High	Demonstration data
1980	Norway	male	#92	88	High	Demonstration data
1979	Norway	male	#103	80	High	Demonstration data
1978	Norway	male	#82	98	High	Demonstration data
1977	Norway	male	#99	78	High	Demonstration data
1976	Norway	male	#98	82	High	Demonstration data
1975	Norway	male	#75	112	High	Demonstration data
1974	Norway	male	#71	117	High	Demonstration data
1973	Norway	male	#81	106	High	Demonstration data
1972	Norway	male	#73	126	High	Demonstration data
1971	Norway	male	#65	131	High	Demonstration data
1970	Norway	male	#58	154	High	Demonstration data
1969	Norway	male	#53	178	High	Demonstration data
1968	Norway	male	#52	182	High	Demonstration data
1967	Norway	male	#46	199	High	Demonstration data
1966	Norway	male	#48	182	High	Demonstration data
1965	Norway	male	#46	210	High	Demonstration data
1964	Norway	male	#42	232	High	Demonstration data
1963	Norway	male	#42	202	High	Demonstration data
1962	Norway	male	#43	198	High	Demonstration data
1961	Norway	male	#38	242	High	Demonstration data
1960	Norway	male	#40	224	High	Demonstration data
1959	Norway	male	#35	239	High	Demonstration data
1958	Norway	male	#32	268	High	Demonstration data
1957	Norway	male	#32	278	High	Demonstration data
1956	Norway	male	#33	249	High	Demonstration data
1955	Norway	male	#31	269	High	Demonstration data
1954	Norway	male	#32	277	High	Demonstration data
1953	Norway	male	#30	275	High	Demonstration data
1952	Norway	male	#25	332	High	Demonstration data
1951	Norway	male	#24	301	High	Demonstration data
1950	Norway	male	#26	291	High	Demonstration data
1949	Norway	male	#21	335	High	Demonstration data
1948	Norway	male	#21	349	High	Demonstration data
1947	Norway	male	#22	390	High	Demonstration data
1946	Norway	male	#19	409	High	Demonstration data
1945	Norway	male	#18	409	High	Demonstration data

Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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