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Jostein

maleStatistical record

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

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

Jostein: Recorded every year since 1945, it reached #59 in 1959, and it stood at #356 in 2025.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #59 to #453.194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#59#453
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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#68
1946#65
1947#70
1948#69
1949#61
1950#64
1951#70
1952#65
1953#62
1954#69
1955#79
1956#68
1957#60
1958#73
1959#59
1960#71
1961#66
1962#65
1963#74
1964#64
1965#85
1966#75
1967#73
1968#88
1969#69
1970#79
1971#98
1972#106
1973#73
1974#80
1975#92
1976#85
1977#95
1978#75
1979#97
1980#93
1981#112
1982#98
1983#116
1984#102
1985#111
1986#116
1987#122
1988#122
1989#141
1990#115
1991#120
1992#108
1993#92
1994#77
1995#112
1996#89
1997#126
1998#97
1999#120
2000#143
2001#153
2002#172
2003#170
2004#188
2005#191
2006#219
2007#325
2008#249
2009#329
2010#259
2011#278
2012#344
2013#309
2014#366
2015#433
2016#352
2017#409
2018#453
2019#379
2020#386
2021#344
2022#384
2023#431
2024#378
2025#356

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 every year from 1945 to 2025.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2025 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #68 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 recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #59 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #356 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #59 in Norway in 1959.

Jostein'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
2025Norwaymale#3569HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#3788HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#4316HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#3847HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#3449HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#3867HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#3798HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#4536HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4098HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#35211HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#4337HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#36610HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#30914HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#34411HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#27816HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#25918HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#32913HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#24919HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#32512HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#21923HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#19128HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#18829HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#17036HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#17234HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#15342HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#14350HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#12058HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#9773HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#12659HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#8985HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#11263HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#77101HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#9278HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#10865HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#12062HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#11564HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#14152HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#12266HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#12264HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#11671HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#11174HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#10279HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#11671HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#9881HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#11269HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#9387HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#9784HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#75106HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#9582HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#8597HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#9293HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#80107HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#73114HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#10681HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#9891HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#79104HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#69128HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#8895HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#73118HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#75122HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#8598HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#64137HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#74107HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#65125HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#66121HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#71110HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#59134HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#73108HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#60129HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#68124HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#7998HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#69121HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#62135HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#65122HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#70103HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#64130HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#61131HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#69111HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#70107HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#65124HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#68112HighVerified
  • 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 2025. Highest recorded position: #59 in Norway in 1959. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.