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Kjetil

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Kjetil: 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 · 1945–2022

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2022, ranging from #14 to #504.195419671980199320062022#14#504
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#200
1946#202
1947#234
1948#216
1949#146
1950#146
1951#144
1952#152
1953#139
1954#98
1955#83
1956#80
1957#88
1958#80
1959#72
1960#53
1961#58
1962#55
1963#49
1964#46
1965#39
1966#30
1967#27
1968#29
1969#22
1970#16
1971#14
1972#14
1973#15
1974#16
1975#17
1976#15
1977#16
1978#16
1979#16
1980#18
1981#24
1982#20
1983#23
1984#24
1985#31
1986#28
1987#44
1988#35
1989#47
1990#51
1991#62
1992#62
1993#58
1994#49
1995#75
1996#88
1997#102
1998#130
1999#148
2000#190
2001#145
2002#221
2003#237
2004#270
2005#254
2006#402
2007#264
2008#385
2009#345
2010#424
2011#504
2013#463
2014#447
2015#463
2016#493
2019#406
2020#405
2021#438
2022#420

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 75 of the 78 years from 1945 to 2022.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2022 · 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 #200 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: #14 among boys in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1945–2022).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #420 among boys in Norway, in 2022.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #14 in Norway in 1972.

Kjetil'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#4206HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4385HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#4056HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4067HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#4935HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#4636HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4477HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#4636HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#5045HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4248HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#34512HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#38510HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#26418HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4028HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#25417HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#27015HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#23720HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#22121HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#14545HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#19031HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#14847HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#13055HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#10272HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#8887HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#75112HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#49165HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#58143HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#62136HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#62143HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#51165HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#47180HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#35209HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#44178HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#28230HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#31214HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#24241HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#23257HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#20274HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#24267HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#18302HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#16321HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#16325HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#16344HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#15360HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#17352HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#16352HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#15415HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#14424HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#14423HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#16403HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#22385HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#29328HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#27339HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#30317HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#39246HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#46203HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#49180HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#55156HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#58149HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#53157HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#72111HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#8096HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#8882HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#8097HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#8389HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#9866HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#13935HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#15232HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#14432HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#14633HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#14634HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#21615HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#23413HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#20218HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#20018HighVerified
  • 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 Kjetil

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2022.
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 2022. Highest recorded position: #14 in Norway in 1972. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.