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Gunnlaug

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Norway · Girls

Falling

among girls in Norway · 1945–1972

Norway · Girls rank from 1945 to 1972, ranging from #181 to #599.194519491953195719641972#181#599
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#186
1946#181
1947#233
1948#275
1949#183
1950#224
1951#211
1952#255
1953#248
1954#344
1955#204
1956#401
1957#317
1959#416
1961#398
1963#419
1964#391
1965#376
1969#553
1971#479
1972#599

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 21 of the 28 years from 1945 to 1972.

Official data for Norway, 1945–1972 · 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 #186 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 recorded1945–1972

    Highest recorded position: #181 among girls in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–1972).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent1972

    Most recently recorded at #599 among girls in Norway, in 1972.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 1972. Highest recorded position: #181 in Norway in 1946.

Gunnlaug'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
1972Norwayfemale#5994HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#4796HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#5534HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#3768HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#3917HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#4196HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#3986HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#4165HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#3178HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#4015HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#20418HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#3447HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#24813HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#25512HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#21117HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#22415HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#18322HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#27510HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#23315HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#18124HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#18621HighVerified
  • 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 Gunnlaug

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–1972.
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 1972. Highest recorded position: #181 in Norway in 1946. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.