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Olav

maleStatistical record

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

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

Olav: Recorded every year since 1945, its highest recorded position is #9, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

Norway · Boys

Rising

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #9 to #111.194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#9#111
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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#18
1946#19
1947#22
1948#21
1949#21
1950#26
1951#24
1952#25
1953#30
1954#32
1955#31
1956#33
1957#32
1958#32
1959#35
1960#40
1961#38
1962#43
1963#42
1964#42
1965#46
1966#48
1967#46
1968#52
1969#53
1970#58
1971#65
1972#73
1973#81
1974#71
1975#75
1976#98
1977#99
1978#82
1979#103
1980#92
1981#78
1982#79
1983#89
1984#103
1985#103
1986#89
1987#111
1988#103
1989#93
1990#74
1991#76
1992#76
1993#73
1994#68
1995#84
1996#66
1997#80
1998#57
1999#72
2000#76
2001#96
2002#77
2003#70
2004#75
2005#76
2006#66
2007#68
2008#58
2009#81
2010#49
2011#48
2012#53
2013#33
2014#32
2015#26
2016#19
2017#16
2018#16
2019#14
2020#14
2021#13
2022#15
2023#12
2024#9
2025#10

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

RisingNorway · 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 #18 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: #9 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #10 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #9 in Norway in 2024.

Olav'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#10285HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#9298HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#12270HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#15247HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#13232HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#14217HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#14250HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#16243HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#16249HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#19248HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#26229HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#32192HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#33199HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#53158HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#48170HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#49164HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#81116HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#58150HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#68126HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#66129HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#76110HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#75106HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#70109HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#7796HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#9675HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#76101HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#72110HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#57132HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#8096HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#66125HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#8493HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#68116HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#73106HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#76108HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#76102HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#74111HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#9382HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#10381HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#11171HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#8989HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#10382HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#10378HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#8993HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#7998HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#7896HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#9288HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#10380HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#8298HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#9978HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#9882HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#75112HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#71117HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#81106HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#73126HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#65131HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#58154HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#53178HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#52182HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#46199HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#48182HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#46210HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#42232HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#42202HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#43198HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#38242HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#40224HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#35239HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#32268HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#32278HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#33249HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#31269HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#32277HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#30275HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#25332HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#24301HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#26291HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#21335HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#21349HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#22390HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#19409HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#18409HighVerified
  • 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: #9 in Norway in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.