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Frode

maleStatistical record

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

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

Frode: Recorded since 1945, it reached #3 in 1974, and it was last ranked in 2008.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2008

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2008, ranging from #3 to #551.195219631974198519962008#3#551
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#116
1946#103
1947#106
1948#113
1949#93
1950#89
1951#91
1952#86
1953#84
1954#72
1955#59
1956#60
1957#50
1958#45
1959#40
1960#31
1961#32
1962#24
1963#23
1964#24
1965#23
1966#20
1967#20
1968#15
1969#11
1970#10
1971#10
1972#8
1973#8
1974#3
1975#4
1976#5
1977#8
1978#14
1979#27
1980#35
1981#36
1982#54
1983#59
1984#73
1985#82
1986#111
1987#102
1988#119
1989#136
1990#165
1991#189
1992#204
1993#206
1994#178
1995#235
1996#242
1997#300
1998#309
1999#333
2000#418
2001#320
2002#342
2003#529
2004#439
2005#459
2007#516
2008#551

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 63 of the 64 years from 1945 to 2008.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2008 · 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 #116 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 recorded1945–2008

    Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1945–2008).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2008

    Most recently recorded at #551 among boys in Norway, in 2008.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2008. Highest recorded position: #3 in Norway in 1974.

Frode'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
2008Norwaymale#5514HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#5165HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4596HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4396HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#5294HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#3429HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#32011HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#4187HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#33311HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#30913HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#30014HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#24221HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#23522HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#17835HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#20630HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#20431HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#18935HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#16543HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#13655HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#11969HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#10276HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#11174HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#8297HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#73107HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#59132HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#54144HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#36210HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#35218HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#27251HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#14343HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#8426HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#5482HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#4540HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#3619HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#8579HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#8553HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#10537HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#10528HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#11537HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#15476HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#20421HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#20391HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#23369HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#24343HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#23325HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#24306HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#32266HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#31266HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#40214HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#45193HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#50159HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#60137HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#59139HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#72112HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#8490HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#8687HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#9174HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#8982HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#9371HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#11349HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#10656HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#10364HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#11646HighVerified
  • 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 Frode

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2008.
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 1945 to 2008. Highest recorded position: #3 in Norway in 1974. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.