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Runar

maleStatistical record

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

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

Runar: Recorded since 1945, it reached #76 in 1957, and it was last ranked in 2019.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2019

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2019, ranging from #76 to #556.19451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320152019#76#556
View as table
Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#234
1946#217
1947#177
1948#183
1949#182
1950#185
1951#162
1952#162
1953#141
1954#118
1955#122
1956#121
1957#76
1958#92
1959#103
1960#78
1961#100
1962#127
1963#86
1964#102
1965#92
1966#105
1967#93
1968#92
1969#122
1970#99
1971#99
1972#125
1973#109
1974#112
1975#123
1976#161
1977#135
1978#122
1979#137
1980#121
1981#120
1982#122
1983#155
1984#122
1985#146
1986#166
1987#156
1988#148
1989#123
1990#97
1991#77
1992#93
1993#107
1994#107
1995#107
1996#96
1997#131
1998#132
1999#158
2000#171
2001#183
2002#206
2003#210
2004#243
2005#269
2006#275
2007#377
2008#330
2009#441
2010#306
2011#556
2012#427
2013#468
2015#501
2019#513

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 71 of the 75 years from 1945 to 2019.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2019 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #234 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2019

    Highest recorded position: #76 among boys in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2019).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2019

    Most recently recorded at #513 among boys in Norway, in 2019.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #76 in Norway in 1957.

Runar'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2019Norwaymale#5134HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#5015HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#4686HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4278HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#5564HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#30615HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#4418HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#33013HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#37710HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#27516HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#26915HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#24319HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#21026HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#20625HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#18333HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#17137HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#15843HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#13254HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#13156HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#9678HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#10766HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#10768HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#10765HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#9378HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#77102HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#9778HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#12362HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#14853HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#15648HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#16643HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#14651HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#12267HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#15545HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#12268HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#12064HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#12167HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#13755HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#12263HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#13554HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#16145HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#12368HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#11279HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#10979HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#12570HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#9990HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#9982HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#12266HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#9289HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#9387HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#10572HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#9292HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#10272HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#8689HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#12749HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#10068HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#7897HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#10366HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#9281HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#76101HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#12149HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#12246HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#11845HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#14135HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#16229HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#16226HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#18522HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#18221HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#18322HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#17725HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#21716HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#23413HighVerified
  • Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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

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 1945 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #76 in Norway in 1957. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.