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Kjell

maleStatistical record

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

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #3 to #527.195519691983199720112025#3#527
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.
View as table
Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#4
1946#4
1947#4
1948#4
1949#3
1950#5
1951#4
1952#4
1953#4
1954#4
1955#4
1956#4
1957#4
1958#5
1959#5
1960#6
1961#5
1962#10
1963#10
1964#12
1965#8
1966#12
1967#14
1968#14
1969#15
1970#15
1971#20
1972#32
1973#36
1974#36
1975#34
1976#43
1977#43
1978#47
1979#49
1980#47
1981#62
1982#63
1983#78
1984#74
1985#93
1986#88
1987#103
1988#84
1989#125
1990#114
1991#134
1992#138
1993#134
1994#163
1995#159
1996#166
1997#188
1998#171
1999#196
2000#217
2001#198
2002#269
2003#265
2004#255
2005#261
2006#307
2007#450
2008#384
2009#270
2010#423
2011#503
2012#475
2013#438
2014#496
2015#527
2016#492
2017#427
2018#454
2019#380
2020#459
2021#345
2022#419
2023#432
2024#367
2025#320

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

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #4 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: #3 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #320 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #3 in Norway in 1949.

Kjell'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#32011HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#3679HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#4326HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4196HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#3459HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#4594HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#3808HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#4546HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4277HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#4925HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#5274HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4965HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#4387HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4756HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#5035HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4238HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#27018HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#38410HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4507HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#30713HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#26116HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#25517HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#26516HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#26915HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#19828HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#21724HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#19629HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#17135HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#18831HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#16638HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#15940HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#16339HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#13451HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#13851HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#13456HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#11467HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#12561HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#8493HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#10376HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#8889HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#9387HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#74106HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#78109HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#63131HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#62122HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#47171HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#49171HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#47164HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#43177HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#43183HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#34233HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#36251HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#36265HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#32302HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#20371HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#15419HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#15460HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#14498HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#14515HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#12574HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#8639HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#12557HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#10552HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#10552HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#5636HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#6642HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#5697HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#5758HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#4884HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#4820HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#4817HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#4845HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#4876HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#4944HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#4893HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#5900HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#31,000HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#4957HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#4968HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#41,076HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#41,005HighVerified
  • 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 Kjell

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

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 2025. Highest recorded position: #3 in Norway in 1949. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.