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Pål

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Pål: 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 #23 to #521.195519691983199720112025#23#521
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#99
1946#93
1947#92
1948#88
1949#92
1950#92
1951#86
1952#82
1953#85
1954#74
1955#66
1956#52
1957#51
1958#42
1959#44
1960#42
1961#42
1962#42
1963#33
1964#37
1965#40
1966#34
1967#32
1968#32
1969#32
1970#32
1971#23
1972#24
1973#26
1974#30
1975#28
1976#30
1977#36
1978#42
1979#48
1980#39
1981#46
1982#37
1983#54
1984#48
1985#53
1986#49
1987#57
1988#62
1989#69
1990#67
1991#71
1992#71
1993#74
1994#82
1995#109
1996#111
1997#130
1998#150
1999#157
2000#170
2001#180
2002#202
2003#274
2004#242
2005#222
2006#260
2007#334
2008#350
2009#281
2010#454
2011#225
2012#521
2013#349
2014#396
2015#415
2016#318
2017#434
2018#358
2019#340
2020#432
2021#251
2022#371
2023#374
2024#329
2025#385

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 every year 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 #99 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: #23 among boys in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #385 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: #23 in Norway in 1971.

Pål'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#3858HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#32911HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#3749HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#3718HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#25116HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#4325HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#34011HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#35810HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4347HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#31814HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#4158HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#3969HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#34912HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#5215HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#22523HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4547HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#28117HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#35012HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#33412HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#26018HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#22222HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#24219HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#27415HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#20226HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#18034HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#17037HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#15745HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#15042HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#13057HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#11168HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#10964HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#8295HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#74105HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#71116HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#71114HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#67125HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#69122HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#62142HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#57143HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#49160HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#53145HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#48157HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#54143HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#37200HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#46171HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#39191HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#48175HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#42187HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#36208HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#30226HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#28263HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#30294HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#26311HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#24337HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#23347HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#32298HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#32306HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#32301HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#32285HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#34266HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#40242HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#37262HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#33267HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#42206HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#42215HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#42204HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#44195HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#42206HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#51150HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#52160HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#66124HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#74110HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#8590HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#8292HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#8684HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#9273HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#9272HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#8874HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#9271HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#9372HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#9957HighVerified
  • 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 Pål

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: #23 in Norway in 1971. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.