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Hans-Petter

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What official birth registration shows about Hans-Petter: 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 · 1945–1998

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 1998, ranging from #273 to #575.195019601968197519831998#273#575
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#318
1947#287
1949#273
1950#353
1952#342
1953#295
1955#363
1956#398
1958#383
1959#330
1960#475
1961#293
1962#304
1963#344
1965#523
1966#381
1967#273
1968#357
1969#409
1970#349
1971#515
1972#364
1973#500
1974#403
1975#304
1976#358
1977#396
1978#482
1980#501
1981#546
1982#413
1983#532
1984#499
1985#545
1987#570
1994#575
1995#530
1996#517
1998#559

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 39 of the 54 years from 1945 to 1998.

Official data for Norway, 1945–1998 · 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 #318 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 recorded1945–1998

    Highest recorded position: #273 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–1998).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent1998

    Most recently recorded at #559 among boys in Norway, in 1998.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 1998. Highest recorded position: #273 in Norway in 1967.

Hans-Petter'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
1998Norwaymale#5594HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5175HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#5305HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5754HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5705HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5456HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#4997HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5326HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#41310HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#5466HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#5017HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#4827HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#39610HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#35812HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#30414HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#40310HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#5006HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#36411HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5156HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#34911HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4098HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#35710HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#27314HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#3819HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#5234HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#3449HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#30411HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#29311HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#4754HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#3308HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#3836HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3985HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#3636HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#2958HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#3426HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#3535HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#2739HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#2879HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#3186HighVerified
  • 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 Hans-Petter

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–1998.
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 1998. Highest recorded position: #273 in Norway in 1967. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.