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Geir

maleStatistical record

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

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

Geir: Recorded since 1945, it reached #2 in 1963, and it stood at #482 in 2024.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2024

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2024, ranging from #2 to #531.1945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200720082011201220132014201520172019202120232024#2#531
View as table
Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#59
1946#46
1947#55
1948#44
1949#37
1950#31
1951#20
1952#17
1953#11
1954#9
1955#7
1956#6
1957#5
1958#4
1959#4
1960#4
1961#4
1962#4
1963#2
1964#4
1965#4
1966#3
1967#3
1968#3
1969#2
1970#2
1971#2
1972#3
1973#5
1974#8
1975#8
1976#13
1977#13
1978#13
1979#20
1980#24
1981#30
1982#30
1983#38
1984#33
1985#49
1986#58
1987#64
1988#77
1989#92
1990#100
1991#112
1992#102
1993#142
1994#132
1995#139
1996#198
1997#198
1998#240
1999#266
2000#259
2001#234
2002#328
2003#291
2004#405
2005#321
2007#347
2008#470
2011#430
2012#504
2013#531
2014#464
2015#518
2017#501
2019#428
2021#467
2023#512
2024#482

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 73 of the 80 years from 1945 to 2024.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2024 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #59 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 recorded1945–2024

    Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2024).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #482 among boys in Norway, in 2024.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2 in Norway in 1971.

Geir'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
2024Norwaymale#4824HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#5124HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4674HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4286HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#5014HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#5184HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4646HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5314HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#5045HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4307HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#4706HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#34711HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#32111HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4057HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#29113HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#32810HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#23421HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#25918HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#26616HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#24021HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#19828HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#19828HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#13948HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#13251HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#14247HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#10270HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#11266HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#10075HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#9282HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#7798HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#64121HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#58130HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#49161HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#33194HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#38186HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#30229HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#30232HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#24287HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#20298HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#13347HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#13351HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#13383HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#8448HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#8528HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#5652HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#3725HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#2840HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#2846HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#2881HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#3988HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#3957HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#3965HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4970HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#4912HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#2969HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#4882HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4908HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#4885HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#4847HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#4761HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#5753HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#6726HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#7645HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#9565HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#11477HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#17405HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#20344HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#31260HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#37227HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#44181HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#55162HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#46186HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#59128HighVerified
  • 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 2024. Highest recorded position: #2 in Norway in 1971. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.