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Christer

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Christer: 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.

Christer: Recorded since 1951, it reached #44 in 1990, and it stood at #467 in 2022.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1951–2022

Norway · Boys rank from 1951 to 2022, ranging from #44 to #528.196719771987199720072022#44#528
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 · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1951#376
1956#389
1961#384
1963#288
1964#360
1965#332
1966#330
1967#337
1968#229
1969#180
1970#160
1971#143
1972#119
1973#130
1974#133
1975#116
1976#124
1977#102
1978#125
1979#104
1980#131
1981#83
1982#94
1983#106
1984#84
1985#54
1986#57
1987#58
1988#51
1989#60
1990#44
1991#51
1992#65
1993#75
1994#112
1995#137
1996#138
1997#172
1998#205
1999#179
2000#183
2001#201
2002#232
2003#190
2004#247
2005#237
2006#329
2007#251
2008#361
2009#361
2010#328
2011#458
2012#408
2013#528
2014#379
2015#424
2016#426
2022#467

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 58 of the 72 years from 1951 to 2022.

Official data for Norway, 1951–2022 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1951

    First recorded at #376 among boys in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1951–2022

    Highest recorded position: #44 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1951–2022).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #467 among boys in Norway, in 2022.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1951 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #44 in Norway in 1990.

Christer'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
2022Norwaymale#4674HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#4267HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#4247HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#3799HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5284HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4088HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4586HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#32812HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#36111HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#36111HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#25119HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#32911HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#23719HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#24718HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#19028HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#23219HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#20127HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#18332HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#17933HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#20525HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#17234HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#13851HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#13750HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#11265HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#75103HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#65129HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#51167HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#44194HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#60144HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#51164HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#58142HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#57130HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#54133HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#8491HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#10681HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#9484HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#8392HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#13160HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#10476HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#12560HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#10274HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#12462HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#11672HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#13362HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#13060HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#11972HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#14355HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#16044HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#18035HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#22920HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#33710HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#33011HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#33210HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#3609HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#28812HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#3846HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3895HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#3764HighVerified
  • 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 Christer

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1951–2022.
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 1951 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #44 in Norway in 1990. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.