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Brita

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

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

Brita: Recorded since 1945, its highest recorded position is #101, and it was last ranked in 2017.

Falling

among girls in Norway · 1945–2017

Norway · Girls rank from 1945 to 2017, ranging from #101 to #584.195119621973198419952017#101#584
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.
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Norway · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1945#101
1946#137
1947#117
1948#117
1949#124
1950#115
1951#132
1952#128
1953#143
1954#137
1955#130
1956#134
1957#125
1958#153
1959#126
1960#125
1961#129
1962#122
1963#123
1964#123
1965#114
1966#148
1967#157
1968#186
1969#192
1970#217
1971#146
1972#205
1973#226
1974#239
1975#252
1976#258
1977#289
1978#385
1979#231
1980#292
1981#233
1982#269
1983#267
1984#277
1985#414
1986#331
1987#449
1988#442
1989#332
1990#296
1991#317
1992#461
1993#299
1994#377
1995#485
1996#434
1997#418
1998#489
1999#422
2000#534
2001#481
2002#492
2003#531
2004#563
2009#584
2017#524

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 62 of the 73 years from 1945 to 2017.

In 1980: #292 among girls in Norway, #542 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2017 · 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 #101 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 recorded1945–2017

    Highest recorded position: #101 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2017).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2017

    Most recently recorded at #524 among girls in Norway, in 2017.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #101 in Norway in 1945.

Brita'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
2017Norwayfemale#5244HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#5844HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#5634HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5315HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#4926HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#4816HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#5345HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#4228HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#4896HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#4188HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#4348HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#4857HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#37710HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#29915HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#4618HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#31714HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#29617HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#33214HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#4429HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#4499HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#33114HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#41410HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#27716HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#26717HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#26917HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#23321HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#29215HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#23121HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#3859HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#28915HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#25817HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#25217HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#23920HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#22620HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#20524HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#14640HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#21721HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#19223HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#18625HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#15731HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#14833HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#11450HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#12340HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#12341HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#12241HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#12935HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#12536HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#12635HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#15327HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#12535HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#13436HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#13039HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#13735HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#14333HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#12838HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#13235HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#11544HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#12442HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#11746HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#11746HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#13739HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#10152HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#5423HighVerified

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

Where Brita is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Brita, between 1945 and 2017, in 62 of those 73 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.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: highest position in 1945Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: highest position in 198019452017
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–201762#101 in 1945
Republic of Ireland19801#542 in 1980

Its high point came 35 years earlier in Norway (1945) than in Republic of Ireland (1980).

No registrar recorded it for 7 years after 2009; it appears again in 2017.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Brita

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2017.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

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.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #101 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.