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Grete

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Grete: 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 German pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Jeuwre. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Grete: Recorded since 1945, it reached #18 in 1953, and it stood at #484 in 2022.

Norway · Girls

Falling

among girls in Norway · 1945–2022

Norway · Girls rank from 1945 to 2022, ranging from #18 to #596.195319641975198619982022#18#596
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.
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Norway · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1945#28
1946#29
1947#26
1948#21
1949#26
1950#25
1951#26
1952#24
1953#18
1954#24
1955#27
1956#19
1957#25
1958#19
1959#26
1960#32
1961#34
1962#30
1963#38
1964#39
1965#51
1966#44
1967#46
1968#61
1969#55
1970#66
1971#81
1972#85
1973#88
1974#115
1975#90
1976#104
1977#102
1978#104
1979#136
1980#142
1981#132
1982#190
1983#202
1984#253
1985#200
1986#193
1987#260
1988#239
1989#303
1990#274
1991#381
1992#299
1993#303
1994#337
1995#290
1996#405
1998#246
1999#372
2000#596
2002#504
2003#593
2005#544
2006#483
2010#558
2013#494
2015#485
2020#486
2022#484

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 · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 64 of the 78 years from 1945 to 2022.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2022 · 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 #28 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2022

    Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–2022).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #484 among girls in Norway, in 2022.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #18 in Norway in 1953.

Grete'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
2022Norwayfemale#4844HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#4864HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#4856HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#4946HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#5585HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#4837HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#5445HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5934HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#5046HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#5964HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#37210HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#24618HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#4059HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#29015HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#33712HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#30315HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#29915HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#38111HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#27419HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#30316HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#23924HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#26020HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#19329HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#20025HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#25318HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#20226HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#19029HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#13253HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#14244HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#13644HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#10464HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#10262HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#10462HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#9078HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#11561HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#8886HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#8589HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#8194HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#66119HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#55162HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#61144HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#46180HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#44205HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#51178HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#39222HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#38224HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#30252HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#34228HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#32252HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#26297HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#19336HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#25298HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#19329HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#27276HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#24299HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#18327HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#24292HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#26284HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#25296HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#26301HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#21332HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#26323HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#29310HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#28286HighVerified
  • 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 Grete

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2022.
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 2022. Highest recorded position: #18 in Norway in 1953. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.