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Pelle

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

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

Pelle: Recorded since 1994, it reached #221 in 2022, and it stood at #239 in 2025.

Trend unknown

among boys in England and Wales · 1998

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1998 to 1998, ranging from #2901 to #2901.1998#2901#2901
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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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1998#2901

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 29 of the 32 years from 1994 to 2025.

In 1998: #484 among boys in Norway, #2901 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1994–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1994

    First recorded at #605 among boys in Norway in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1994–2025

    Highest recorded position: #221 among boys in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1994–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #239 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1994 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #221 in Norway in 2022.

Pelle'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
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#23918HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#28914HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#3739HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#22119HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#29712HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#3529HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#32412HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#30613HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#30614HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#31714HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#4686HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#3959HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#4676HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#36910HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4437HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#37510HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#31515HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#4288HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#33312HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#28615HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#29513HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4237HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#4128HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#3549HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#3908HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#4846HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#5894HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5385HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#6054HighVerified

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

Where Pelle is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Pelle, between 1994 and 2025, in 29 of those 32 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2022England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: highest position in 199819942025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1994–202529#221 in 2022
England and Wales19981#2901 in 1998

Its high point came 24 years earlier in England and Wales (1998) than in Norway (2022).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Pelle

How to read this
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Official record
2 official registrars, 1994–2025.
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.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1994 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #221 in Norway in 2022. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.