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Egil

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Egil: 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.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #25 to #502.195319671981199520102025#25#502
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
1945#25
1946#28
1947#28
1948#28
1949#31
1950#28
1951#33
1952#29
1953#34
1954#37
1955#32
1956#42
1957#34
1958#46
1959#43
1960#48
1961#45
1962#54
1963#54
1964#59
1965#56
1966#57
1967#67
1968#63
1969#68
1970#82
1971#81
1972#102
1973#100
1974#122
1975#121
1976#159
1977#150
1978#148
1979#145
1980#175
1981#188
1982#179
1983#154
1984#177
1985#223
1986#197
1987#282
1988#214
1989#243
1990#488
1991#264
1992#251
1993#269
1994#268
1995#240
1996#297
1997#268
1998#263
1999#241
2000#324
2001#307
2002#341
2004#288
2005#485
2006#456
2007#415
2008#502
2009#483
2010#466
2011#461
2012#442
2013#387
2014#416
2015#381
2017#422
2018#446
2019#423
2020#425
2021#338
2022#412
2023#323
2024#375
2025#312

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 79 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2025 · 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 #25 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #25 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #312 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #25 in Norway in 1945.

Egil'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
2025Norwaymale#31211HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#3758HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#32311HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4126HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#3389HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#4255HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4236HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#4466HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4227HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#3819HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4168HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#3879HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4427HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4616HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4666HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#4836HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#5025HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4158HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4566HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4855HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#28813HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#3419HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#30712HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#32412HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#24119HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#26317HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#26817HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#29714HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#24021HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#26818HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#26919HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#25122HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#26420HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#4887HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#24323HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#21427HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#28217HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#19733HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#22326HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#17738HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#15445HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#17938HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#18834HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#17539HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#14549HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#14848HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#15048HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#15945HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#12168HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#12269HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#10085HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#10288HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#81107HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#8298HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#68128HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#63135HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#67129HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#57160HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#56152HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#59154HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#54162HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#54156HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#45192HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#48167HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#43200HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#46184HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#34247HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#42211HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#32256HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#37233HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#34248HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#29268HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#33247HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#28287HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#31256HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#28297HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#28287HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#28317HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#25310HighVerified
  • 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 Egil

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2025.
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 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #25 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.