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Njål

maleStatistical record

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

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

Njål: Recorded since 1945, it reached #222 in 1962, and it stood at #431 in 2020.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2020

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2020, ranging from #222 to #636.1945194619471948194919501951195219531955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200920102020#222#636
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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#335
1946#360
1947#342
1948#339
1949#279
1950#386
1951#284
1952#285
1953#302
1955#340
1956#347
1957#378
1958#361
1959#273
1960#270
1961#333
1962#222
1963#401
1964#403
1965#323
1966#303
1967#542
1968#303
1969#273
1970#385
1971#344
1972#400
1973#417
1974#435
1975#379
1976#460
1977#315
1978#529
1979#390
1980#511
1981#511
1982#447
1983#548
1984#636
1985#558
1986#334
1987#411
1988#522
1989#392
1990#423
1991#373
1992#297
1993#431
1994#432
1995#281
1996#270
1997#419
1998#411
1999#453
2000#270
2001#328
2002#417
2003#358
2004#523
2005#498
2006#411
2009#522
2010#559
2020#431

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 64 of the 76 years from 1945 to 2020.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2020 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #335 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 recorded1945–2020

    Highest recorded position: #222 among boys in Norway, in 1962 (recorded 1945–2020).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2020

    Most recently recorded at #431 among boys in Norway, in 2020.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2020. Highest recorded position: #222 in Norway in 1962.

Njål'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
2020Norwaymale#4315HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#5594HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#5225HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4118HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4985HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#5235HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#35810HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#4177HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#32811HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#27017HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#4537HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#4118HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#4198HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#27017HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#28116HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4328HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#4318HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#29716HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#37311HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#42310HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#39211HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5227HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#41110HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#33414HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5586HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#6364HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5486HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#4479HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#5117HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#5117HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#39011HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#5296HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#31514HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#4608HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#37911HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#4359HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#4179HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#40010HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#34412HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#38510HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#27316HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#30313HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#5424HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#30313HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#32311HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#4038HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#4017HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#22218HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#3339HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#27013HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#27312HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#3617HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#3786HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3477HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#3407HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#3028HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#2859HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#2849HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#3864HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#2799HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#3396HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#3426HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#3604HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#3355HighVerified
  • 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 2020. Highest recorded position: #222 in Norway in 1962. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.