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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

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

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Mette: Recorded since 1945, it reached #11 in 1963, and it was last ranked in 2012.

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
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.
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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

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

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

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

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.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: highest position in 1963England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: highest position in 200319452012
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
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).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Mette

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2012.
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.

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.