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Berit

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Berit: 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

A German pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Jeuwre. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Norway · Girls

Falling

among girls in Norway · 1945–2023

Norway · Girls rank from 1945 to 2023, ranging from #6 to #569.195619681980199220042023#6#569
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
Norway · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1945#7
1946#7
1947#7
1948#6
1949#6
1950#6
1951#6
1952#7
1953#7
1954#8
1955#9
1956#9
1957#10
1958#12
1959#13
1960#15
1961#21
1962#20
1963#15
1964#24
1965#27
1966#25
1967#34
1968#38
1969#43
1970#53
1971#54
1972#57
1973#65
1974#74
1975#77
1976#103
1977#96
1978#99
1979#104
1980#100
1981#104
1982#130
1983#147
1984#128
1985#132
1986#166
1987#175
1988#225
1989#186
1990#217
1991#203
1992#192
1993#255
1994#201
1995#251
1996#343
1997#367
1998#277
1999#365
2000#327
2001#438
2002#489
2003#446
2004#395
2005#400
2006#469
2007#443
2008#541
2009#503
2010#550
2011#569
2012#485
2013#466
2014#509
2015#545
2023#494

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 · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 72 of the 79 years from 1945 to 2023.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2023 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #7 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 recorded1945–2023

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2023).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #494 among girls in Norway, in 2023.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #6 in Norway in 1951.

Berit'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
2023Norwayfemale#4944HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#5454HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#5095HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#4667HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#4856HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#5694HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#5505HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#5036HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#5415HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#4438HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#4697HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#4009HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#3959HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#4467HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#4896HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#4387HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#32712HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#36510HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#27715HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#36710HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#34311HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#25119HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#20128HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#25520HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#19232HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#20330HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#21727HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#18636HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#22526HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#17538HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#16639HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#13251HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#12851HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#14743HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#13051HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#10466HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#10071HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#10465HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#9971HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#9665HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#10364HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#7798HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#74102HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#65115HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#57146HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#54165HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#53160HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#43212HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#38245HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#34269HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#25310HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#27299HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#24333HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#15417HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#20356HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#21340HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#15401HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#13416HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#12424HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#10464HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#9490HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#9512HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#8511HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#7526HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#7533HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#6599HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#6618HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#6615HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#6667HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#7688HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#7690HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#7613HighVerified
  • Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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

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What is known about Berit

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2023.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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 2023. Highest recorded position: #6 in Norway in 1951. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.