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Per

maleStatistical record

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

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

Per: Recorded every year since 1945, its highest recorded position is #1, and it stood at #142 in 2025.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #1 to #220.194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#1#220
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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#1
1946#2
1947#2
1948#2
1949#2
1950#2
1951#2
1952#3
1953#2
1954#2
1955#2
1956#2
1957#2
1958#2
1959#2
1960#3
1961#2
1962#2
1963#4
1964#3
1965#3
1966#4
1967#4
1968#4
1969#5
1970#8
1971#8
1972#11
1973#12
1974#11
1975#16
1976#16
1977#14
1978#17
1979#11
1980#23
1981#19
1982#22
1983#19
1984#23
1985#29
1986#31
1987#33
1988#39
1989#37
1990#46
1991#40
1992#58
1993#52
1994#56
1995#57
1996#67
1997#83
1998#66
1999#82
2000#107
2001#120
2002#106
2003#111
2004#120
2005#135
2006#152
2007#145
2008#166
2009#147
2010#159
2011#149
2012#162
2013#193
2014#180
2015#214
2016#195
2017#202
2018#203
2019#162
2020#184
2021#220
2022#186
2023#153
2024#158
2025#142

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #1 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: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #142 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #1 in Norway in 1945.

Per'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#14238HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#15833HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#15336HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#18626HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#22020HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#18425HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#16236HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#20326HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#20226HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#19528HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#21425HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#18032HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#19329HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#16238HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#14944HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#15939HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#14746HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#16637HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#14547HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#15244HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#13552HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#12059HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#11163HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#10668HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#12057HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#10772HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#8291HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#66116HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#8391HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#67124HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#57139HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#56143HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#52160HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#58145HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#40209HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#46188HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#37220HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#39193HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#33217HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#31222HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#29225HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#23251HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#19274HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#22269HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#19290HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#23290HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#11373HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#17318HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#14351HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#16353HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#16359HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#11443HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#12461HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#11505HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#8556HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#8599HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#5745HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#4833HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4860HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#4914HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#3982HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#31,045HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#4958HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#2971HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#2987HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#3935HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#21,065HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#21,091HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#21,028HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#21,109HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#21,087HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#21,014HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#21,019HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#3984HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#21,053HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#21,063HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#21,128HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#21,190HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#21,181HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#21,321HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#11,169HighVerified
  • Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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: #1 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.