Brynhild

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Brynhild: Recorded since 1945, with a gap of 10 years, its highest recorded position is #171, and it was last ranked in 1994.

1registrar recorded it
37times a registrar ranked it
50years from first to last
#171highest recorded position
8groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Brynhild's record

Absent from every published list for 10 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Norway · Girls

Falling

among girls in Norway · 1945–1994

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Norway · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1945	#227
1946	#171
1947	#216
1948	#214
1949	#237
1950	#249
1951	#210
1952	#236
1953	#211
1954	#318
1955	#264
1956	#263
1957	#197
1958	#312
1959	#216
1960	#234
1961	#314
1962	#336
1963	#384
1964	#318
1965	#443
1966	#465
1968	#345
1969	#487
1970	#437
1971	#566
1972	#461
1973	#523
1974	#490
1975	#457
1976	#453
1978	#549
1980	#617
1981	#565
1982	#570
1983	#572
1994	#617

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 37 of the 50 years from 1945 to 1994.

Official data for Norway, 1945–1994 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #227 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1994
Highest recorded position: #171 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1994
Most recently recorded at #617 among girls in Norway, in 1994.
Norway · Girls

Brynhild by decade in Norway · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Brynhild in Norway · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1940sbusiest	89	5 of 10	18
1950s	134	10 of 10	13
1960s	74	9 of 10	8
1970s	48	8 of 10	6
1980s	19	4 of 10	5
1990s	4	1 of 10	4

Across Norway · Girls, the 1940s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 18 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Brynhild appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 1994. Highest recorded position: #171 in Norway in 1946.

Brynhild'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1994	Norway	female	#617	4	High	Verified
1983	Norway	female	#572	5	High	Verified
1982	Norway	female	#570	5	High	Verified
1981	Norway	female	#565	5	High	Verified
1980	Norway	female	#617	4	High	Verified
1978	Norway	female	#549	5	High	Verified
1976	Norway	female	#453	7	High	Verified
1975	Norway	female	#457	7	High	Verified
1974	Norway	female	#490	6	High	Verified
1973	Norway	female	#523	5	High	Verified
1972	Norway	female	#461	7	High	Verified
1971	Norway	female	#566	4	High	Verified
1970	Norway	female	#437	7	High	Verified
1969	Norway	female	#487	5	High	Verified
1968	Norway	female	#345	10	High	Verified
1966	Norway	female	#465	5	High	Verified
1965	Norway	female	#443	6	High	Verified
1964	Norway	female	#318	10	High	Verified
1963	Norway	female	#384	7	High	Verified
1962	Norway	female	#336	8	High	Verified
1961	Norway	female	#314	9	High	Verified
1960	Norway	female	#234	14	High	Verified
1959	Norway	female	#216	16	High	Verified
1958	Norway	female	#312	9	High	Verified
1957	Norway	female	#197	18	High	Verified
1956	Norway	female	#263	11	High	Verified
1955	Norway	female	#264	12	High	Verified
1954	Norway	female	#318	8	High	Verified
1953	Norway	female	#211	17	High	Verified
1952	Norway	female	#236	14	High	Verified
1951	Norway	female	#210	17	High	Verified
1950	Norway	female	#249	12	High	Verified
1949	Norway	female	#237	14	High	Verified
1948	Norway	female	#214	17	High	Verified
1947	Norway	female	#216	17	High	Verified
1946	Norway	female	#171	26	High	Verified
1945	Norway	female	#227	15	High	Verified

Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1945 and 1994, ranked in 37 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #171, first reached in 1946.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 26 births, registered in Norway in 1946.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 10 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Bryher · #2189, 25y
Bryn · #219, 29y
Brynjar · #232, 76y
Brynjulf · #209, 20y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ann-Karin · #171, 39y
Signy · #170, 35y
Anett · #169, 33y
Tron · #175, 40y

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1940 and 1949.

Ann-Karin · #171, 39y
Birte · #171, 56y
Christel · #170, 54y
Elly · #170, 47y

Brynhild was ranked #171 in Norway · Girls in 1946. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Brynhild and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Brynhild without appearing here.

Brynhild moved ahead of

Judith Compare
In 1993 they stood at #572 and #322 in Norway · Girls; by 1994 that had become #617 and #636.

Moved ahead of Brynhild

Mathilde Compare
In 1993 they stood at #572 and #603 in Norway · Girls; by 1994 that had become #617 and #100.
Tiril Compare
In 1993 they stood at #572 and #674 in Norway · Girls; by 1994 that had become #617 and #151.
Olivia Compare
In 1993 they stood at #570 and #595 in Norway · Girls; by 1994 that had become #617 and #265.
Isabelle Compare
In 1993 they stood at #572 and #642 in Norway · Girls; by 1994 that had become #617 and #270.

Moved the opposite way to Brynhild

Anna Compare
Between 1945 and 1994 in Norway · Girls, Brynhild went from #227 to #617 while Anna went from #38 to #17.
Cecilie Compare
Between 1945 and 1994 in Norway · Girls, Brynhild went from #227 to #617 while Cecilie went from #359 to #30.
Christine Compare
Between 1945 and 1994 in Norway · Girls, Brynhild went from #227 to #617 while Christine went from #253 to #42.
Elise Compare
Between 1945 and 1994 in Norway · Girls, Brynhild went from #227 to #617 while Elise went from #223 to #32.

Moved the same way as Brynhild

Alma Compare
Between 1945 and 1994 in Norway · Girls, Brynhild went from #227 to #617 and Alma from #293 to #507.
Ann Compare
Between 1945 and 1994 in Norway · Girls, Brynhild went from #227 to #617 and Ann from #82 to #126.
Anne Compare
Between 1945 and 1994 in Norway · Girls, Brynhild went from #227 to #617 and Anne from #1 to #28.
Annie Compare
Between 1945 and 1994 in Norway · Girls, Brynhild went from #227 to #617 and Annie from #180 to #335.

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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 1994. Highest recorded position: #171 in Norway in 1946. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Brynhild

Brynhild at a glance

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What the data shows

Popularity journey

Brynhild by decade in Norway · Girls

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Brynhild at a glance

What stands out in Brynhild's record

Brynhild by decade in Norway · Girls

Brynhild appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Names published alongside Brynhild

Brynhild and the names beside it

Brynhild moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Brynhild

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