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Ottar

maleStatistical record

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

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

Ottar: Recorded since 1945, its highest recorded position is #97, and it stood at #426 in 2022.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2022

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2022, ranging from #97 to #640.195219631974198520002022#97#640
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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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#97
1946#104
1947#110
1948#101
1949#103
1950#105
1951#109
1952#102
1953#108
1954#113
1955#133
1956#140
1957#126
1958#148
1959#142
1960#180
1961#189
1962#202
1963#162
1964#209
1965#178
1966#209
1967#238
1968#194
1969#285
1970#306
1971#313
1972#442
1973#394
1974#337
1975#331
1976#402
1977#514
1978#632
1979#442
1980#545
1981#565
1982#355
1983#423
1984#640
1985#478
1986#632
1987#542
1991#632
1993#626
1994#457
1995#402
1996#493
1997#445
1998#437
1999#455
2000#431
2001#470
2002#544
2003#507
2004#461
2005#552
2006#518
2007#525
2010#481
2019#512
2021#486
2022#426

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 63 of the 78 years from 1945 to 2022.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2022 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #97 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 recorded1945–2022

    Highest recorded position: #97 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2022).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #426 among boys in Norway, in 2022.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #97 in Norway in 1945.

Ottar'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
2022Norwaymale#4266HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4864HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#5124HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4816HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#5255HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#5185HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#5524HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4616HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#5075HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#5444HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#4706HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#4317HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#4557HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#4377HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#4457HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4936HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#4029HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4577HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#6264HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#6324HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5426HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#6324HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#4788HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#6404HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#42310HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#35513HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#5656HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#5456HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#4429HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#6324HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5146HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#40210HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#33113HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#33713HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#39410HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4428HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#31314HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#30614HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#28515HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#19429HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#23820HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#20924HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#17830HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#20921HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#16234HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#20222HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#18925HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#18026HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#14237HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#14833HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#12642HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#14039HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#13341HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#11351HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#10854HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#10265HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#10955HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#10556HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#10358HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#10157HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#11054HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#10464HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#9759HighVerified
  • Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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

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What is known about Ottar

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2022.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

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.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #97 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.