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Erland

maleStatistical record

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

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

Erland: Recorded since 1945, it reached #163 in 1953, and it was last ranked in 2015.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2015

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2015, ranging from #163 to #538.1945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042006200720082010201120122015#163#538
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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#272
1946#268
1947#261
1948#260
1949#347
1950#214
1951#181
1952#205
1953#163
1954#176
1955#183
1956#196
1957#182
1958#188
1959#257
1960#220
1961#240
1962#265
1963#193
1964#266
1965#228
1966#261
1967#306
1968#298
1969#233
1970#259
1971#251
1972#387
1973#284
1974#334
1975#294
1976#372
1977#357
1978#443
1979#320
1980#334
1981#373
1982#365
1983#524
1984#317
1985#437
1986#524
1987#400
1988#365
1989#423
1990#351
1991#481
1992#397
1993#421
1994#416
1995#414
1996#326
1997#502
1998#459
1999#351
2000#454
2001#337
2002#434
2003#455
2004#401
2006#496
2007#385
2008#505
2010#496
2011#538
2012#502
2015#455

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 67 of the 71 years from 1945 to 2015.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2015 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #272 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 recorded1945–2015

    Highest recorded position: #163 among boys in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–2015).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2015

    Most recently recorded at #455 among boys in Norway, in 2015.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2015. Highest recorded position: #163 in Norway in 1953.

Erland'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
2015Norwaymale#4556HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#5025HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#5384HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4965HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#5055HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#3859HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4965HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4017HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#4556HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#4346HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#33710HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#4546HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#35110HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#4596HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#5025HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#32612HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#4148HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4168HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#4218HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#3979HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#4817HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#35113HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4239HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#36512HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#40010HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#5246HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#4379HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#31715HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5246HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#36512HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#37311HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#33413HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#32014HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#4438HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#35712HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#37211HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#29415HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#33413HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#28416HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#38710HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#25119HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#25918HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#23321HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#29813HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#30612HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#26115HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#22820HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#26614HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#19323HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#26513HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#24015HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#22017HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#25713HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#18821HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#18222HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#19621HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#18321HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#17624HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#16328HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#20516HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#18121HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#21416HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#3475HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#26010HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#26110HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#26810HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#2729HighVerified
  • Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

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 2015. Highest recorded position: #163 in Norway in 1953. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.