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Claes

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

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

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1953–1989

Norway · Boys rank from 1953 to 1989, ranging from #315 to #634.195919671972197819831989#315#634
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
1953#361
1956#391
1957#344
1959#417
1961#463
1962#486
1964#474
1965#315
1967#386
1968#399
1969#506
1970#447
1971#414
1972#384
1973#436
1974#397
1976#507
1977#462
1978#553
1979#522
1980#455
1981#634
1982#608
1983#618
1984#490
1985#575
1987#523
1988#502
1989#614

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 29 of the 37 years from 1953 to 1989.

Official data for Norway, 1953–1989 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1953

    First recorded at #361 among boys in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1953–1989

    Highest recorded position: #315 among boys in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1953–1989).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent1989

    Most recently recorded at #614 among boys in Norway, in 1989.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1953 to 1989. Highest recorded position: #315 in Norway in 1965.

Claes'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
1989Norwaymale#6144HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5027HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5236HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5755HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#4907HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#6184HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#6084HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#6344HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#4558HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5226HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#5535HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#4627HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#5076HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#39710HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#4368HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#38410HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#4149HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4477HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#5065HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#3998HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#3868HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#31511HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#4745HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#4864HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4634HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#4175HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#3447HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3915HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#3615HighVerified
  • 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 Claes

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1953–1989.
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.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1953 to 1989. Highest recorded position: #315 in Norway in 1965. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.