Brynjulf

maleStatistical record

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

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

Brynjulf: Recorded since 1945, it reached #209 in 1951, and it was last ranked in 1967.

1registrar recorded it
20times a registrar ranked it
23years from first to last
#209highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–1967

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Norway · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1945	#246
1946	#264
1947	#281
1948	#249
1949	#245
1950	#289
1951	#209
1952	#217
1953	#359
1954	#409
1955	#327
1957	#269
1958	#456
1959	#457
1960	#343
1961	#383
1963	#383
1964	#389
1966	#521
1967	#491

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 20 of the 23 years from 1945 to 1967.

Official data for Norway, 1945–1967 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #246 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–1967
Highest recorded position: #209 among boys in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–1967).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1967
Most recently recorded at #491 among boys in Norway, in 1967.
Norway · Boys

Brynjulf by decade in Norway · Boys

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 Brynjulf in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1940sbusiest	52	5 of 10	10
1950s	73	9 of 10	8
1960s	38	6 of 10	6

Across Norway · Boys, the 1940s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 10 births a year.

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Brynjulf 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 1967. Highest recorded position: #209 in Norway in 1951.

Brynjulf'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
1967	Norway	male	#491	5	High	Verified
1966	Norway	male	#521	4	High	Verified
1964	Norway	male	#389	8	High	Verified
1963	Norway	male	#383	7	High	Verified
1961	Norway	male	#383	6	High	Verified
1960	Norway	male	#343	8	High	Verified
1959	Norway	male	#457	4	High	Verified
1958	Norway	male	#456	4	High	Verified
1957	Norway	male	#269	11	High	Verified
1955	Norway	male	#327	7	High	Verified
1954	Norway	male	#409	4	High	Verified
1953	Norway	male	#359	5	High	Verified
1952	Norway	male	#217	14	High	Verified
1951	Norway	male	#209	16	High	Verified
1950	Norway	male	#289	8	High	Verified
1949	Norway	male	#245	11	High	Verified
1948	Norway	male	#249	11	High	Verified
1947	Norway	male	#281	9	High	Verified
1946	Norway	male	#264	10	High	Verified
1945	Norway	male	#246	11	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 1967, ranked in 20 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #209, first reached in 1951.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 16 births, registered in Norway in 1951.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

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.

Brynhild · #171, 37y
Brynjar · #232, 76y
Brynley · #1280, 28y
Bryony · #129, 29y

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.

Aurimas · #208, 20y
Kim-Andre · #208, 23y
Rosarie · #206, 17y
Timian · #206, 18y

Also first recorded in the 1940s

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

Alv · #209, 27y
Edle · #209, 37y
Elzbieta · #209, 56y
Juan · #209, 75y

Brynjulf was ranked #209 in Norway · Boys in 1951. 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.

Brynjulf 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 Brynjulf without appearing here.

Brynjulf moved ahead of

Kristoffer Compare
In 1966 they stood at #521 and #364 in Norway · Boys; by 1967 that had become #491 and #501.

Moved ahead of Brynjulf

Jacob Compare
In 1965 they stood at #389 and #454 in Norway · Boys; by 1966 that had become #521 and #265.
Sindre Compare
In 1957 they stood at #269 and #291 in Norway · Boys; by 1958 that had become #456 and #243.
William Compare
In 1957 they stood at #269 and #311 in Norway · Boys; by 1958 that had become #456 and #246.
Espen Compare
In 1952 they stood at #217 and #249 in Norway · Boys; by 1953 that had become #359 and #156.

Moved the opposite way to Brynjulf

Christian Compare
Between 1945 and 1967 in Norway · Boys, Brynjulf went from #246 to #491 while Christian went from #161 to #78.
Eirik Compare
Between 1945 and 1967 in Norway · Boys, Brynjulf went from #246 to #491 while Eirik went from #136 to #63.
Espen Compare
Between 1945 and 1967 in Norway · Boys, Brynjulf went from #246 to #491 while Espen went from #315 to #41.
Frank Compare
Between 1945 and 1967 in Norway · Boys, Brynjulf went from #246 to #491 while Frank went from #61 to #23.

Moved the same way as Brynjulf

Alfred Compare
Between 1945 and 1967 in Norway · Boys, Brynjulf went from #246 to #491 and Alfred from #127 to #332.
Arne Compare
Between 1945 and 1967 in Norway · Boys, Brynjulf went from #246 to #491 and Arne from #6 to #22.
Arthur Compare
Between 1945 and 1967 in Norway · Boys, Brynjulf went from #246 to #491 and Arthur from #153 to #335.
Egil Compare
Between 1945 and 1967 in Norway · Boys, Brynjulf went from #246 to #491 and Egil from #25 to #67.

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Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 1967. Highest recorded position: #209 in Norway in 1951. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Brynjulf

Brynjulf at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Brynjulf by decade in Norway · Boys

Brynjulf appears in

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Brynjulf at a glance

Brynjulf by decade in Norway · Boys

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What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Names published alongside Brynjulf

Brynjulf and the names beside it

Brynjulf moved ahead of

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