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Margrete

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Margrete: Recorded since 1945, it reached #155 in 1949, and it stood at #523 in 2023.

Norway · Girls

Falling

among girls in Norway · 1945–2023

Norway · Girls rank from 1945 to 2023, ranging from #155 to #547.1945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132015201720222023#155#547
View as table
Norway · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1945#225
1946#217
1947#212
1948#158
1949#155
1950#193
1951#206
1952#223
1953#184
1954#194
1955#177
1956#180
1957#243
1958#230
1959#326
1960#257
1961#234
1962#234
1963#193
1964#195
1965#244
1966#201
1967#266
1968#170
1969#272
1970#357
1971#255
1972#194
1973#262
1974#295
1975#290
1976#287
1977#258
1978#241
1979#324
1980#239
1981#263
1982#349
1983#280
1984#256
1985#308
1986#397
1987#337
1988#402
1989#320
1990#291
1991#327
1992#271
1993#237
1994#241
1995#236
1996#232
1997#217
1998#272
1999#265
2000#284
2001#355
2002#380
2003#346
2004#367
2005#393
2006#448
2007#341
2008#427
2009#440
2010#530
2011#547
2012#470
2013#426
2015#530
2017#539
2022#422
2023#523

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 · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 73 of the 79 years from 1945 to 2023.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2023 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #225 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2023

    Highest recorded position: #155 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2023).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #523 among girls in Norway, in 2023.

    Norway · Girls

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #155 in Norway in 1949.

Margrete'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
2023Norwayfemale#5234HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#4226HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#5394HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#5305HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#4269HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#4707HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#5475HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#5306HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#4409HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#4279HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#34113HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#4488HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#39310HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#36711HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#34611HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#38010HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#35511HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#28416HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#26516HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#27216HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#21723HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#23220HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#23622HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#24121HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#23722HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#27118HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#32714HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#29118HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#32015HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#40211HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#33714HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#39711HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#30815HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#25618HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#28016HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#34912HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#26318HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#23921HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#32413HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#24120HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#25818HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#28715HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#29015HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#29515HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#26217HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#19427HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#25518HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#35710HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#27215HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#17028HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#26614HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#20121HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#24416HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#19521HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#19322HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#23416HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#23416HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#25713HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#3269HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#23015HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#24313HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#18022HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#17723HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#19420HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#18422HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#22317HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#20618HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#19321HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#15529HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#15827HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#21218HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#21718HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#22516HighVerified
  • 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 2023. Highest recorded position: #155 in Norway in 1949. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.