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Birgitte

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Birgitte: 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 Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Birgitte: Recorded since 1946, it reached #86 in 1990, and it was last ranked in 2016.

Norway · Girls

Falling

among girls in Norway · 1946–2016

Norway · Girls rank from 1946 to 2016, ranging from #86 to #546.195519671979199120032016#86#546
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
1946#366
1947#365
1948#337
1949#281
1950#338
1952#320
1953#361
1954#276
1955#280
1956#210
1957#191
1958#182
1959#178
1960#168
1961#136
1962#116
1963#119
1964#101
1965#109
1966#93
1967#90
1968#94
1969#113
1970#104
1971#111
1972#88
1973#105
1974#91
1975#95
1976#92
1977#91
1978#103
1979#150
1980#138
1981#106
1982#122
1983#103
1984#131
1985#106
1986#150
1987#143
1988#112
1989#129
1990#86
1991#116
1992#130
1993#134
1994#115
1995#123
1996#148
1997#142
1998#141
1999#193
2000#185
2001#174
2002#231
2003#226
2004#396
2005#401
2006#470
2007#469
2008#498
2009#477
2010#513
2012#518
2013#521
2014#448
2015#546
2016#509

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 69 of the 71 years from 1946 to 2016.

Official data for Norway, 1946–2016 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #366 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1946–2016

    Highest recorded position: #86 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1946–2016).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2016

    Most recently recorded at #509 among girls in Norway, in 2016.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1946 to 2016. Highest recorded position: #86 in Norway in 1990.

Birgitte'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
2016Norwayfemale#5095HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#5464HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#4487HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#5215HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5185HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#5136HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#4777HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#4986HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#4697HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#4707HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#4019HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#3969HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#22622HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#23120HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#17430HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#18528HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#19328HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#14146HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#14246HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#14846HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#12361HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#11563HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#13455HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#13056HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#11672HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#8699HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#12961HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#11266HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#14348HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#15045HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#10664HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#13150HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#10368HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#12254HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#10664HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#13845HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#15039HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#10366HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#9169HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#9269HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#9573HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#9175HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#10565HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#8886HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#11162HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#10469HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#11361HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#9474HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#9082HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#9376HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#10954HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#10161HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#11945HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#11645HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#13632HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#16824HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#17821HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#18221HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#19119HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#21017HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#28011HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#27610HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#3616HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#3208HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#3386HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#2819HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#3376HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#3655HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#3665HighVerified
  • 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 Birgitte

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1946–2016.
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 1946 to 2016. Highest recorded position: #86 in Norway in 1990. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.