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Gunvald

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What official birth registration shows about Gunvald: 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 · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–1963

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 1963, ranging from #188 to #474.19461949195219551963#188#474
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 · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#225
1946#312
1947#220
1948#274
1949#247
1950#188
1951#269
1952#324
1953#294
1954#278
1955#234
1956#302
1958#353
1963#474

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 14 of the 19 years from 1945 to 1963.

Official data for Norway, 1945–1963 · 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 #225 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 recorded1945–1963

    Highest recorded position: #188 among boys in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–1963).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent1963

    Most recently recorded at #474 among boys in Norway, in 1963.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 1963. Highest recorded position: #188 in Norway in 1950.

Gunvald'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
1963Norwaymale#4745HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#3537HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3029HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#23413HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#2789HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#2948HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#3247HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#26910HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#18821HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#24711HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#2749HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#22014HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#3127HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#22514HighVerified
  • 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 Gunvald

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–1963.
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 1963. Highest recorded position: #188 in Norway in 1950. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.