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Knut

maleStatistical record

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

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

Knut: Recorded every year since 1945, its highest recorded position is #7, and it stood at #145 in 2025.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #7 to #213.194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#7#213
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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#7
1946#7
1947#8
1948#7
1949#7
1950#7
1951#7
1952#8
1953#8
1954#8
1955#8
1956#8
1957#8
1958#8
1959#9
1960#8
1961#9
1962#11
1963#8
1964#9
1965#7
1966#7
1967#11
1968#11
1969#14
1970#13
1971#17
1972#19
1973#20
1974#20
1975#25
1976#23
1977#24
1978#26
1979#36
1980#32
1981#31
1982#38
1983#36
1984#38
1985#45
1986#48
1987#49
1988#55
1989#65
1990#63
1991#67
1992#66
1993#69
1994#65
1995#78
1996#77
1997#87
1998#76
1999#95
2000#86
2001#109
2002#116
2003#127
2004#134
2005#119
2006#117
2007#137
2008#156
2009#158
2010#164
2011#178
2012#152
2013#213
2014#165
2015#167
2016#152
2017#173
2018#150
2019#149
2020#144
2021#140
2022#149
2023#142
2024#190
2025#145

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 #7 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: #7 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #145 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #7 in Norway in 1966.

Knut'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#14537HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#19025HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#14240HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#14936HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#14039HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#14433HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#14940HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#15041HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#17332HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#15239HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#16736HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#16536HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#21326HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#15242HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#17832HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#16437HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#15841HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#15642HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#13752HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#11766HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#11959HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#13453HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#12754HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#11662HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#10963HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#8691HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#9578HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#7696HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#8787HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#77105HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#78109HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#65122HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#69115HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#66125HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#67123HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#63137HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#65132HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#55158HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#49172HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#48165HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#45171HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#38184HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#36197HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#38197HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#31224HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#32226HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#36205HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#26256HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#24252HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#23277HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#25269HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#20334HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#20332HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#19382HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#17403HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#13455HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#14484HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#11551HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#11574HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#7635HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#7641HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#9608HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#8616HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#11540HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#9565HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#8604HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#9611HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#8623HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#8629HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#8611HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#8626HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#8567HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#8628HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#8643HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#7656HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#7668HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#7783HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#7706HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#8720HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#7866HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#7677HighVerified
  • 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: #7 in Norway in 1966. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.