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Grethe

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Grethe: 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.

Norway · Girls

Falling

among girls in Norway · 1945–2012

Norway · Girls rank from 1945 to 2012, ranging from #13 to #594.195419641974198419942012#13#594
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 · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1945#21
1946#24
1947#22
1948#22
1949#25
1950#24
1951#29
1952#32
1953#32
1954#30
1955#28
1956#15
1957#13
1958#22
1959#30
1960#33
1961#36
1962#34
1963#40
1964#47
1965#32
1966#45
1967#50
1968#44
1969#57
1970#60
1971#69
1972#72
1973#84
1974#102
1975#102
1976#105
1977#127
1978#175
1979#137
1980#158
1981#193
1982#221
1983#251
1984#231
1985#193
1986#290
1987#395
1988#518
1989#304
1990#335
1991#337
1992#472
1993#421
1994#301
1995#448
1996#375
1997#503
1998#466
1999#509
2000#394
2001#492
2003#594
2004#573
2012#576

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 60 of the 68 years from 1945 to 2012.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2012 · 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 #21 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 recorded1945–2012

    Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2012).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2012

    Most recently recorded at #576 among girls in Norway, in 2012.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #13 in Norway in 1957.

Grethe'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
2012Norwayfemale#5764HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#5734HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5944HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#4926HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#3949HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#5096HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#4667HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#5036HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#37510HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#4488HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#30114HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#4219HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#4728HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#33713HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#33514HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#30416HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#5187HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#39511HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#29016HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#19327HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#23121HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#25119HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#22123HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#19328HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#15837HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#13743HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#17531HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#12748HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#10561HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#10269HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#10268HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#8490HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#72109HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#69116HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#60134HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#57157HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#44198HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#50169HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#45203HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#32258HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#47199HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#40220HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#34243HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#36226HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#33250HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#30282HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#22311HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#13364HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#15364HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#28276HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#30258HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#32269HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#32270HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#29267HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#24305HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#25309HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#22319HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#22350HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#24333HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#21341HighVerified
  • 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 Grethe

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2012.
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 2012. Highest recorded position: #13 in Norway in 1957. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.