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Are

maleStatistical record

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

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

Are: Recorded since 1945, it reached #103 in 1971, and it stood at #419 in 2025.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #103 to #505.194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120222025#103#505
View as table
Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#223
1946#200
1947#217
1948#221
1949#196
1950#199
1951#208
1952#186
1953#256
1954#168
1955#163
1956#160
1957#172
1958#171
1959#164
1960#160
1961#157
1962#141
1963#153
1964#145
1965#125
1966#115
1967#147
1968#109
1969#128
1970#122
1971#103
1972#109
1973#123
1974#117
1975#113
1976#148
1977#120
1978#124
1979#154
1980#191
1981#152
1982#190
1983#181
1984#132
1985#152
1986#183
1987#177
1988#166
1989#168
1990#150
1991#152
1992#156
1993#246
1994#183
1995#244
1996#219
1997#184
1998#281
1999#310
2000#240
2001#229
2002#176
2003#223
2004#212
2005#224
2006#211
2007#235
2008#305
2009#324
2010#407
2011#381
2012#338
2013#407
2014#359
2015#318
2016#478
2017#465
2018#505
2019#489
2021#366
2022#463
2025#419

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 78 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2025 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #223 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 recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #103 among boys in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #419 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #103 in Norway in 1971.

Are'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
2025Norwaymale#4196HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4634HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#3667HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4894HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#5054HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4655HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#4785HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#31813HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#35910HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#4078HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#33811HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#3819HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4078HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#32413HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#30514HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#23521HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#21124HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#22421HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#21223HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#22323HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#17631HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#22922HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#24021HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#31012HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#28115HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#18431HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#21924HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#24419HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#18334HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#24623HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#15643HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#15246HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#15051HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#16841HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#16643HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#17736HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#18336HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#15245HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#13255HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#18137HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#19033HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#15247HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#19133HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#15446HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#12460HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#12058HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#14849HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#11376HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#11771HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#12366HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#10978HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#10386HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#12265HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#12863HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#10969HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#14744HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#11562HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#12555HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#14543HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#15336HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#14138HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#15731HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#16032HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#16428HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#17125HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#17224HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#16029HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#16327HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#16825HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#25610HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#18620HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#20816HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#19919HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#19618HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#22114HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#21714HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#20018HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#22314HighVerified
  • 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 2025. Highest recorded position: #103 in Norway in 1971. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.