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Bente

femaleStatistical record

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

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2004

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2004 to 2004, ranging from #4598 to #4598.2004#4598#4598
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2004#4598

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 61 of the 67 years from 1945 to 2011.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2011 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #66 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2011

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–2011).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2011

    Most recently recorded at #568 among girls in Norway, in 2011.

    Norway · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2011. Highest recorded position: #2 in Norway in 1962.

Bente'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
2004England and Walesfemale#45983HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#5684HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#5874HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#5894HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5834HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#4437HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#4108HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#33811HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#30013HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#26016HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#3979HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#20626HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#19429HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#21427HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#24021HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#20230HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#18234HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#16143HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#13256HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#11164HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#11064HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#9872HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#7896HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#61110HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#62111HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#56134HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#58124HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#46153HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#44149HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#33181HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#39180HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#22254HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#23272HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#21304HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#14412HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#12436HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#13449HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#11490HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#8626HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#5630HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#5622HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#5645HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#5632HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#8562HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#2635HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#2651HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#2714HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#2712HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#2772HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#3749HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#2811HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#2805HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#6631HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#6543HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#12445HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#18330HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#32259HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#38213HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#39173HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#52132HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#47152HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#6691HighVerified

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

Where Bente is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Bente, between 1945 and 2011, in 62 of those 67 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–201161#2 in 1955
England and Wales20041#4598 in 2004

Its high point came 49 years earlier in Norway (1955) than in England and Wales (2004).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2007; it appears again in 2011.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • 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.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2011. Highest recorded position: #2 in Norway in 1962. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.