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Mette

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Mette: 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

Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2003–2007

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2003 to 2007, ranging from #4373 to #5201.20032007#4373#5201
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2003#4373
2007#5201

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 65 of the 68 years from 1945 to 2012.

In 2007: #458 among girls in Norway, #5201 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2012 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #57 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 recorded1945–2012

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2012).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2012

    Most recently recorded at #542 among girls in Norway, in 2012.

    Norway · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #11 in Norway in 1963.

Mette'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
2007England and Walesfemale#52013HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#43733HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5425HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#6024HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#4508HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#4588HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#4637HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#5395HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5585HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#4238HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#35611HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#20925HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#24918HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#21623HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#17834HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#17035HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#16938HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#16041HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#14149HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#15942HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#12960HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#9588HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#9779HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#9877HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#9873HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#9873HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#8582HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#9576HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#8288HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#7499HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#8688HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#59123HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#55132HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#63124HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#49147HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#49149HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#47173HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#39200HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#38212HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#30243HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#29283HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#30286HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#24347HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#21384HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#21382HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#17436HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#15468HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#15506HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#11489HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#18375HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#25304HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#28279HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#32269HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#37249HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#46211HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#44240HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#47205HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#44206HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#54152HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#53136HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#50133HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#57116HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#58109HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#58105HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#55123HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#51133HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#57105HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Mette is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Mette, between 1945 and 2012, in 65 of those 68 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–201265#11 in 1963
England and Wales2003–20072#4373 in 2003

Its high point came 40 years earlier in Norway (1963) than in England and Wales (2003).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • 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.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #11 in Norway in 1963. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.