Per Popularity

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Norway

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Norway rank by year
Year	Rank
1945	#1
1946	#2
1947	#2
1948	#2
1949	#2
1950	#2
1951	#2
1952	#3
1953	#2
1954	#2
1955	#2
1956	#2
1957	#2
1958	#2
1959	#2
1960	#3
1961	#2
1962	#2
1963	#4
1964	#3
1965	#3
1966	#4
1967	#4
1968	#4
1969	#5
1970	#8
1971	#8
1972	#11
1973	#12
1974	#11
1975	#16
1976	#16
1977	#14
1978	#17
1979	#11
1980	#23
1981	#19
1982	#22
1983	#19
1984	#23
1985	#29
1986	#31
1987	#33
1988	#39
1989	#37
1990	#46
1991	#40
1992	#58
1993	#52
1994	#56
1995	#57
1996	#67
1997	#83
1998	#66
1999	#82
2000	#107
2001	#120
2002	#106
2003	#111
2004	#120
2005	#135
2006	#152
2007	#145
2008	#166
2009	#147
2010	#159
2011	#149
2012	#162
2013	#193
2014	#180
2015	#214
2016	#195
2017	#202
2018	#203
2019	#162
2020	#184
2021	#220
2022	#186
2023	#153
2024	#158
2025	#142

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: #1 in Norway in 1945.

Per'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	#142	38	High	Demonstration data
2024	Norway	male	#158	33	High	Demonstration data
2023	Norway	male	#153	36	High	Demonstration data
2022	Norway	male	#186	26	High	Demonstration data
2021	Norway	male	#220	20	High	Demonstration data
2020	Norway	male	#184	25	High	Demonstration data
2019	Norway	male	#162	36	High	Demonstration data
2018	Norway	male	#203	26	High	Demonstration data
2017	Norway	male	#202	26	High	Demonstration data
2016	Norway	male	#195	28	High	Demonstration data
2015	Norway	male	#214	25	High	Demonstration data
2014	Norway	male	#180	32	High	Demonstration data
2013	Norway	male	#193	29	High	Demonstration data
2012	Norway	male	#162	38	High	Demonstration data
2011	Norway	male	#149	44	High	Demonstration data
2010	Norway	male	#159	39	High	Demonstration data
2009	Norway	male	#147	46	High	Demonstration data
2008	Norway	male	#166	37	High	Demonstration data
2007	Norway	male	#145	47	High	Demonstration data
2006	Norway	male	#152	44	High	Demonstration data
2005	Norway	male	#135	52	High	Demonstration data
2004	Norway	male	#120	59	High	Demonstration data
2003	Norway	male	#111	63	High	Demonstration data
2002	Norway	male	#106	68	High	Demonstration data
2001	Norway	male	#120	57	High	Demonstration data
2000	Norway	male	#107	72	High	Demonstration data
1999	Norway	male	#82	91	High	Demonstration data
1998	Norway	male	#66	116	High	Demonstration data
1997	Norway	male	#83	91	High	Demonstration data
1996	Norway	male	#67	124	High	Demonstration data
1995	Norway	male	#57	139	High	Demonstration data
1994	Norway	male	#56	143	High	Demonstration data
1993	Norway	male	#52	160	High	Demonstration data
1992	Norway	male	#58	145	High	Demonstration data
1991	Norway	male	#40	209	High	Demonstration data
1990	Norway	male	#46	188	High	Demonstration data
1989	Norway	male	#37	220	High	Demonstration data
1988	Norway	male	#39	193	High	Demonstration data
1987	Norway	male	#33	217	High	Demonstration data
1986	Norway	male	#31	222	High	Demonstration data
1985	Norway	male	#29	225	High	Demonstration data
1984	Norway	male	#23	251	High	Demonstration data
1983	Norway	male	#19	274	High	Demonstration data
1982	Norway	male	#22	269	High	Demonstration data
1981	Norway	male	#19	290	High	Demonstration data
1980	Norway	male	#23	290	High	Demonstration data
1979	Norway	male	#11	373	High	Demonstration data
1978	Norway	male	#17	318	High	Demonstration data
1977	Norway	male	#14	351	High	Demonstration data
1976	Norway	male	#16	353	High	Demonstration data
1975	Norway	male	#16	359	High	Demonstration data
1974	Norway	male	#11	443	High	Demonstration data
1973	Norway	male	#12	461	High	Demonstration data
1972	Norway	male	#11	505	High	Demonstration data
1971	Norway	male	#8	556	High	Demonstration data
1970	Norway	male	#8	599	High	Demonstration data
1969	Norway	male	#5	745	High	Demonstration data
1968	Norway	male	#4	833	High	Demonstration data
1967	Norway	male	#4	860	High	Demonstration data
1966	Norway	male	#4	914	High	Demonstration data
1965	Norway	male	#3	982	High	Demonstration data
1964	Norway	male	#3	1,045	High	Demonstration data
1963	Norway	male	#4	958	High	Demonstration data
1962	Norway	male	#2	971	High	Demonstration data
1961	Norway	male	#2	987	High	Demonstration data
1960	Norway	male	#3	935	High	Demonstration data
1959	Norway	male	#2	1,065	High	Demonstration data
1958	Norway	male	#2	1,091	High	Demonstration data
1957	Norway	male	#2	1,028	High	Demonstration data
1956	Norway	male	#2	1,109	High	Demonstration data
1955	Norway	male	#2	1,087	High	Demonstration data
1954	Norway	male	#2	1,014	High	Demonstration data
1953	Norway	male	#2	1,019	High	Demonstration data
1952	Norway	male	#3	984	High	Demonstration data
1951	Norway	male	#2	1,053	High	Demonstration data
1950	Norway	male	#2	1,063	High	Demonstration data
1949	Norway	male	#2	1,128	High	Demonstration data
1948	Norway	male	#2	1,190	High	Demonstration data
1947	Norway	male	#2	1,181	High	Demonstration data
1946	Norway	male	#2	1,321	High	Demonstration data
1945	Norway	male	#1	1,169	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.