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Bodil

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Bodil: 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.

Norway · Girls

Falling

among girls in Norway · 1945–1999

Norway · Girls rank from 1945 to 1999, ranging from #36 to #545.195219611970197919881999#36#545
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#36
1946#37
1947#37
1948#37
1949#39
1950#37
1951#39
1952#41
1953#43
1954#47
1955#56
1956#54
1957#56
1958#55
1959#52
1960#68
1961#63
1962#64
1963#72
1964#69
1965#78
1966#69
1967#75
1968#71
1969#89
1970#100
1971#107
1972#98
1973#109
1974#106
1975#117
1976#134
1977#143
1978#167
1979#165
1980#167
1981#180
1982#191
1983#224
1984#234
1985#367
1986#384
1987#321
1988#367
1989#416
1990#506
1991#398
1992#494
1993#384
1994#349
1996#473
1997#493
1999#545

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 53 of the 55 years from 1945 to 1999.

Official data for Norway, 1945–1999 · 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 #36 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 recorded1945–1999

    Highest recorded position: #36 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1999).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent1999

    Most recently recorded at #545 among girls in Norway, in 1999.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 1999. Highest recorded position: #36 in Norway in 1945.

Bodil'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
1999Norwayfemale#5455HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#4936HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#4737HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#34911HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#38410HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#4947HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#39810HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#5067HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#41610HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#36712HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#32114HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#38411HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#36712HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#23420HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#22422HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#19128HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#18031HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#16734HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#16534HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#16733HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#14341HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#13446HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#11758HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#10666HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#10963HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#9874HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#10764HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#10073HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#8985HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#71115HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#75105HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#69122HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#7899HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#69118HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#72109HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#64134HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#63135HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#68129HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#52170HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#55157HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#56169HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#54179HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#56158HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#47187HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#43199HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#41199HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#39202HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#37205HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#39201HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#37192HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#37187HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#37195HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#36176HighVerified
  • 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 Bodil

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–1999.
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 1999. Highest recorded position: #36 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.