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Idar

maleStatistical record

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

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

Idar: Recorded since 1945, it reached #121 in 1952, and it stood at #477 in 2022.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2022

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2022, ranging from #121 to #554.1945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012003200420052006200720082012201520162022#121#554
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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#155
1946#173
1947#141
1948#141
1949#141
1950#151
1951#132
1952#121
1953#168
1954#145
1955#130
1956#131
1957#139
1958#173
1959#150
1960#176
1961#183
1962#175
1963#200
1964#183
1965#157
1966#176
1967#194
1968#191
1969#258
1970#236
1971#233
1972#241
1973#193
1974#256
1975#321
1976#333
1977#265
1978#338
1979#322
1980#339
1981#313
1982#312
1983#415
1984#441
1985#502
1986#414
1987#383
1988#310
1989#456
1990#433
1991#291
1992#494
1993#424
1994#419
1995#496
1996#389
1997#327
1998#359
1999#437
2000#343
2001#340
2003#461
2004#498
2005#365
2006#499
2007#479
2008#554
2012#506
2015#522
2016#524
2022#477

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 67 of the 78 years from 1945 to 2022.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2022 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #155 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 recorded1945–2022

    Highest recorded position: #121 among boys in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1945–2022).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #477 among boys in Norway, in 2022.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #121 in Norway in 1952.

Idar'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
2022Norwaymale#4774HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#5244HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#5224HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#5065HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#5544HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4796HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4995HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#3659HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4985HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#4616HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#34010HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#34311HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#4377HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#35910HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#32712HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#3899HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#4966HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4198HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#4248HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4946HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#29117HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#4339HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4568HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#31015HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#38311HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#41410HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5027HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#4419HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#41510HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#31215HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#31314HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#33913HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#32214HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#33813HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#26518HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#33313HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#32113HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#25619HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#19332HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#24121HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#23322HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#23621HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#25817HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#19130HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#19429HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#17632HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#15737HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#18327HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#20022HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#17527HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#18326HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#17627HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#15033HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#17325HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#13938HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#13142HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#13043HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#14532HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#16827HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#12144HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#13235HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#15131HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#14135HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#14136HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#14136HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#17326HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#15528HighVerified
  • Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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: #121 in Norway in 1952. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.