Frithjof

maleStatistical record

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

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

Frithjof: Recorded since 1945, with a gap of 15 years, its highest recorded position is #246, and it was last ranked in 2004.

1registrar recorded it
13times a registrar ranked it
60years from first to last
#246highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Frithjof's record

Absent from every published list for 15 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2004

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Norway · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1945	#298
1946	#246
1947	#350
1948	#328
1949	#368
1950	#290
1951	#354
1953	#385
1969	#564
1973	#590
1985	#623
1998	#555
2004	#404

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 13 of the 60 years from 1945 to 2004.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2004 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #298 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2004
Highest recorded position: #246 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2004).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #404 among boys in Norway, in 2004.
Norway · Boys

Frithjof 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 Frithjof in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1940sbusiest	34	5 of 10	7
1950s	17	3 of 10	6
1960s	4	1 of 10	4
1970s	4	1 of 10	4
1980s	4	1 of 10	4
1990s	4	1 of 10	4
2000s	7	1 of 10	7

Across Norway · Boys, the 1940s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Frithjof 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 2004. Highest recorded position: #246 in Norway in 1946.

Frithjof'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
2004	Norway	male	#404	7	High	Verified
1998	Norway	male	#555	4	High	Verified
1985	Norway	male	#623	4	High	Verified
1973	Norway	male	#590	4	High	Verified
1969	Norway	male	#564	4	High	Verified
1953	Norway	male	#385	4	High	Verified
1951	Norway	male	#354	5	High	Verified
1950	Norway	male	#290	8	High	Verified
1949	Norway	male	#368	4	High	Verified
1948	Norway	male	#328	6	High	Verified
1947	Norway	male	#350	5	High	Verified
1946	Norway	male	#246	12	High	Verified
1945	Norway	male	#298	7	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 2004, ranked in 13 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #246, first reached in 1946.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 12 births, registered in Norway in 1946.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 15 years.

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.

7decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 7 decades →
7 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
7separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
15 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period10 to 19 years missing →
#404position in 2004, its most recent recorded year
12births registered in its largest year, 1946Under 25 births →

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.

Fridtjof · #230, 49y
Frieda · #483, 24y
Frits · #219, 16y
Fritz · #211, 40y

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.

Gudveig · #245, 16y
Asmund · #244, 15y
Lajla · #248, 18y
Ros · #250, 14y

Also first recorded in the 1940s

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

Eyvind · #245, 44y
Gudveig · #245, 16y
Inger-Marie · #245, 27y
Per-Arne · #245, 33y

Frithjof was ranked #246 in Norway · Boys in 1946. 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.

Frithjof 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 Frithjof without appearing here.

Frithjof moved ahead of

Ronny Compare
In 2003 they stood at #555 and #364 in Norway · Boys; by 2004 that had become #404 and #580.
Kåre Compare
In 2003 they stood at #555 and #431 in Norway · Boys; by 2004 that had become #404 and #565.
Terje Compare
In 2003 they stood at #555 and #296 in Norway · Boys; by 2004 that had become #404 and #468.
Jack Compare
In 2003 they stood at #555 and #370 in Norway · Boys; by 2004 that had become #404 and #443.

Moved ahead of Frithjof

Stian Compare
In 1968 they stood at #385 and #396 in Norway · Boys; by 1969 that had become #564 and #157.
Steffen Compare
In 1968 they stood at #328 and #362 in Norway · Boys; by 1969 that had become #564 and #214.
Simen Compare
In 1968 they stood at #385 and #394 in Norway · Boys; by 1969 that had become #564 and #289.
Ben Compare
In 1968 they stood at #290 and #376 in Norway · Boys; by 1969 that had become #564 and #293.

Moved the opposite way to Frithjof

Christopher Compare
Between 1946 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Frithjof went from #246 to #404 while Christopher went from #306 to #118.
Samuel Compare
Between 1946 and 2004 in Norway · Boys, Frithjof went from #246 to #404 while Samuel went from #339 to #114.

Moved the same way as Frithjof

Roger Compare
Between 1945 and 1998 in Norway · Boys, Frithjof went from #298 to #555 and Roger from #86 to #318.
Ronald Compare
Between 1945 and 1985 in Norway · Boys, Frithjof went from #298 to #623 and Ronald from #202 to #479.
Harry Compare
Between 1945 and 1973 in Norway · Boys, Frithjof went from #298 to #590 and Harry from #70 to #409.

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 2004. Highest recorded position: #246 in Norway in 1946. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Frithjof

Frithjof at a glance

What stands out in Frithjof's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Frithjof by decade in Norway · Boys

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Frithjof at a glance

What stands out in Frithjof's record

Frithjof by decade in Norway · Boys

Frithjof appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Names published alongside Frithjof

Frithjof and the names beside it

Frithjof moved ahead of

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