Osvald

maleStatistical record

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

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

Osvald: Recorded since 1945, with a gap of 45 years, it reached #258 in 1951, and it stood at #526 in 2023.

1registrar recorded it
17times a registrar ranked it
79years from first to last
#258highest recorded position
10groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Osvald's record

Absent from every published list for 45 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2023

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Norway · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1945	#308
1946	#322
1947	#326
1948	#300
1950	#317
1951	#258
1953	#374
1954	#304
1955	#342
1956	#411
1957	#440
1960	#419
1962	#395
2008	#569
2018	#528
2020	#472
2023	#526

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 17 of the 79 years from 1945 to 2023.

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

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #308 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2023
Highest recorded position: #258 among boys in Norway, in 1951 (recorded 1945–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #526 among boys in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Boys

Osvald by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Osvald in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1940s	29	4 of 10	7
1950sbusiest	47	7 of 10	7
1960s	13	2 of 10	7
2000s	4	1 of 10	4
2010s	4	1 of 10	4
2020s	8	2 of 10	4

Across Norway · Boys, the 1950s were its busiest decade — the 7 years of it this list covers, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Osvald appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #258 in Norway in 1951.

Osvald'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2023	Norway	male	#526	4	High	Verified
2020	Norway	male	#472	4	High	Verified
2018	Norway	male	#528	4	High	Verified
2008	Norway	male	#569	4	High	Verified
1962	Norway	male	#395	7	High	Verified
1960	Norway	male	#419	6	High	Verified
1957	Norway	male	#440	4	High	Verified
1956	Norway	male	#411	5	High	Verified
1955	Norway	male	#342	7	High	Verified
1954	Norway	male	#304	8	High	Verified
1953	Norway	male	#374	5	High	Verified
1951	Norway	male	#258	11	High	Verified
1950	Norway	male	#317	7	High	Verified
1948	Norway	male	#300	8	High	Verified
1947	Norway	male	#326	7	High	Verified
1946	Norway	male	#322	7	High	Verified
1945	Norway	male	#308	7	High	Verified

Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1945 and 2023, ranked in 17 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #258, first reached in 1951.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 11 births, registered in Norway in 1951.

Its record falls into 9 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 45 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

6decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 6 decades →
5 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
9separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
45 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period20 or more years missing →
#526position in 2023, its most recent recorded year
11births registered in its largest year, 1951Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Ossian · #382, 26y
Ostin · #2721, 12y
Oswald · #1076, 20y
Oswin · #2104, 17y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Hulda · #258, 16y
Noleen · #258, 21y
Janniche · #260, 18y
Jonn · #256, 19y

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1940 and 1949.

Hulda · #258, 16y
Marvin · #258, 54y
Gunda · #257, 10y
Irena · #256, 58y

Osvald was ranked #258 in Norway · Boys in 1951. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Osvald and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Osvald without appearing here.

Osvald moved ahead of

Terje Compare
In 2017 they stood at #569 and #532 in Norway · Boys; by 2018 that had become #528 and #534.

Moved ahead of Osvald

Benjamin Compare
In 2007 they stood at #395 and #481 in Norway · Boys; by 2008 that had become #569 and #16.
Philip Compare
In 2007 they stood at #395 and #466 in Norway · Boys; by 2008 that had become #569 and #86.
Samuel Compare
In 2007 they stood at #395 and #400 in Norway · Boys; by 2008 that had become #569 and #93.
Max Compare
In 2007 they stood at #395 and #460 in Norway · Boys; by 2008 that had become #569 and #95.

Moved the opposite way to Osvald

Aksel Compare
Between 1945 and 2023 in Norway · Boys, Osvald went from #308 to #526 while Aksel went from #174 to #25.
Alfred Compare
Between 1945 and 2023 in Norway · Boys, Osvald went from #308 to #526 while Alfred went from #127 to #18.
Andreas Compare
Between 1945 and 2023 in Norway · Boys, Osvald went from #308 to #526 while Andreas went from #140 to #55.
Arthur Compare
Between 1945 and 2023 in Norway · Boys, Osvald went from #308 to #526 while Arthur went from #153 to #86.

Moved the same way as Osvald

Anders Compare
Between 1945 and 2023 in Norway · Boys, Osvald went from #308 to #526 and Anders from #55 to #189.
Arild Compare
Between 1945 and 2023 in Norway · Boys, Osvald went from #308 to #526 and Arild from #32 to #498.
Arne Compare
Between 1945 and 2023 in Norway · Boys, Osvald went from #308 to #526 and Arne from #6 to #210.
Bjørn Compare
Between 1945 and 2023 in Norway · Boys, Osvald went from #308 to #526 and Bjørn from #3 to #82.

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Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #258 in Norway in 1951. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Osvald

Osvald at a glance

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What the data shows

Popularity journey

Osvald by decade in Norway · Boys

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Osvald at a glance

What stands out in Osvald's record

Osvald by decade in Norway · Boys

Osvald appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Names published alongside Osvald

Osvald and the names beside it

Osvald moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Osvald

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