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Birger

maleStatistical record

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

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

Birger: Recorded since 1945, it reached #72 in 1950, and it stood at #490 in 2025.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #72 to #564.1945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201620182019202020212022202320242025#72#564
View as table
Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#81
1946#77
1947#78
1948#73
1949#78
1950#72
1951#74
1952#95
1953#93
1954#114
1955#99
1956#100
1957#110
1958#118
1959#122
1960#114
1961#128
1962#124
1963#132
1964#131
1965#156
1966#164
1967#170
1968#195
1969#216
1970#273
1971#192
1972#234
1973#343
1974#316
1975#301
1976#245
1977#390
1978#311
1979#255
1980#252
1981#309
1982#270
1983#405
1984#267
1985#309
1986#564
1987#354
1988#322
1989#525
1990#483
1991#387
1992#372
1993#308
1994#441
1995#357
1996#386
1997#356
1998#389
1999#286
2000#414
2001#406
2002#465
2003#448
2004#482
2005#452
2006#424
2007#439
2008#539
2009#481
2010#539
2011#532
2012#407
2013#526
2014#459
2016#425
2018#441
2019#454
2020#398
2021#369
2022#407
2023#453
2024#440
2025#490

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 79 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 #81 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: #72 among boys in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #490 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #72 in Norway in 1950.

Birger'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#4904HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#4405HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#4535HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4076HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#3697HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#3986HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4545HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#4416HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#4257HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4596HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5264HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4078HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#5324HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#5394HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#4816HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#5394HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4397HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4247HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4526HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4825HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#4486HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#4655HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#4067HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#4147HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#28614HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#3898HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#35610HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#3869HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#35711HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4417HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#30814HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#37210HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#38710HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#4837HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#5256HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#32214HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#35412HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#5645HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#30915HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#26719HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#40510HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#27019HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#30914HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#25221HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#25519HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#31114HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#39010HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#24520HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#30114HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#31614HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#34312HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#23422HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#19232HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#27316HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#21625HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#19528HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#17036HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#16436HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#15637HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#13148HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#13243HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#12449HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#12848HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#11456HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#12249HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#11853HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#11058HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#10068HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#9965HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#11450HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#9372HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#9579HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#7498HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#72104HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#7888HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#73102HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#7897HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#7798HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#8183HighVerified
  • 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: #72 in Norway in 1950. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.