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Ove

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ove: 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.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #41 to #576.195619681980199220042025#41#576
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.
View as table
Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#56
1946#53
1947#57
1948#56
1949#62
1950#59
1951#44
1952#51
1953#52
1954#49
1955#51
1956#48
1957#41
1958#43
1959#45
1960#43
1961#43
1962#47
1963#47
1964#49
1965#51
1966#51
1967#49
1968#58
1969#66
1970#60
1971#61
1972#64
1973#91
1974#87
1975#106
1976#114
1977#117
1978#137
1979#131
1980#128
1981#133
1982#136
1983#137
1984#195
1985#125
1986#207
1987#182
1988#243
1989#205
1990#288
1991#252
1992#256
1993#290
1994#293
1995#367
1996#425
1997#331
1998#331
1999#485
2000#334
2001#389
2002#420
2003#437
2004#576
2005#438
2006#412
2007#397
2008#524
2009#468
2013#550
2018#462
2021#487
2022#491
2023#527
2024#454
2025#414

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 72 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2025 · 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 #56 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: #41 among boys in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #414 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #41 in Norway in 1957.

Ove'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#4147HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#4545HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#5274HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4914HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4874HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#4626HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5504HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#4687HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#5245HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#3979HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4128HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4387HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#5764HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#4377HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#4207HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#3898HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#33412HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#4856HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#33112HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#33112HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4258HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#36711HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#29316HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#29016HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#25622HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#25222HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#28818HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#20533HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#24322HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#18235HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#20732HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#12566HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#19533HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#13756HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#13658HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#13358HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#12863HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#13158HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#13753HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#11760HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#11467HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#10683HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#8799HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#9196HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#64137HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#61141HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#60152HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#66137HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#58147HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#49194HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#51178HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#51177HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#49190HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#47185HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#47179HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#43193HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#43202HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#45194HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#43202HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#41210HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#48176HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#51165HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#49167HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#52153HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#51164HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#44183HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#59135HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#62125HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#56148HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#57151HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#53167HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#56135HighVerified
  • 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 Ove

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2025.
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.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #41 in Norway in 1957. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.