Per-Erik

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Per-Erik: 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-Erik: Recorded since 1946, its highest recorded position is #338, and it was last ranked in 1988.

1registrar recorded it
21times a registrar ranked it
43years from first to last
#338highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1946–1988

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Norway · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1946	#338
1950	#387
1955	#370
1958	#477
1959	#480
1960	#458
1961	#372
1965	#495
1966	#407
1967	#439
1968	#473
1969	#534
1970	#545
1971	#602
1975	#580
1979	#591
1980	#651
1981	#566
1982	#638
1987	#637
1988	#604

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 21 of the 43 years from 1946 to 1988.

Official data for Norway, 1946–1988 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1946
First recorded at #338 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–1988
Highest recorded position: #338 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1946–1988).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1988
Most recently recorded at #604 among boys in Norway, in 1988.
Norway · Boys

Per-Erik by decade in Norway · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Per-Erik in Norway · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1940s	6	1 of 10	6
1950s	18	4 of 10	5
1960sbusiest	43	7 of 10	6
1970s	19	4 of 10	5
1980s	23	5 of 10	5

Across Norway · Boys, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 7 years of it this list covers, averaging 6 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Per-Erik appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1946 to 1988. Highest recorded position: #338 in Norway in 1946.

Per-Erik'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1988	Norway	male	#604	5	High	Verified
1987	Norway	male	#637	4	High	Verified
1982	Norway	male	#638	4	High	Verified
1981	Norway	male	#566	6	High	Verified
1980	Norway	male	#651	4	High	Verified
1979	Norway	male	#591	5	High	Verified
1975	Norway	male	#580	5	High	Verified
1971	Norway	male	#602	4	High	Verified
1970	Norway	male	#545	5	High	Verified
1969	Norway	male	#534	5	High	Verified
1968	Norway	male	#473	6	High	Verified
1967	Norway	male	#439	7	High	Verified
1966	Norway	male	#407	8	High	Verified
1965	Norway	male	#495	5	High	Verified
1961	Norway	male	#372	7	High	Verified
1960	Norway	male	#458	5	High	Verified
1959	Norway	male	#480	4	High	Verified
1958	Norway	male	#477	4	High	Verified
1955	Norway	male	#370	6	High	Verified
1950	Norway	male	#387	4	High	Verified
1946	Norway	male	#338	6	High	Verified

Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1946 and 1988, ranked in 21 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #338, first reached in 1946.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 8 births, registered in Norway in 1966.

Its record falls into 8 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

5decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 5 decades →
7 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
8separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#604position in 1988, its most recent recorded year
8births registered in its largest year, 1966Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Per · #1, 81y
Per-Arne · #245, 33y
Percival · #814, 21y
Percy · #332, 26y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Tønnes · #338, 17y
Maylen · #339, 20y
Aibhe · #341, 18y
Yuvraj · #341, 26y

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1940 and 1949.

Tønnes · #338, 17y
Fatemeh · #336, 39y
Sigvart · #343, 14y
Ole-Jørgen · #347, 24y

Per-Erik was ranked #338 in Norway · Boys in 1946. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Per-Erik and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Per-Erik without appearing here.

Per-Erik moved ahead of

Colin Compare
In 1987 they stood at #651 and #622 in Norway · Boys; by 1988 that had become #604 and #621.

Moved ahead of Per-Erik

Steffen Compare
In 1964 they stood at #372 and #374 in Norway · Boys; by 1965 that had become #495 and #271.
Sander Compare
In 1986 they stood at #566 and #658 in Norway · Boys; by 1987 that had become #637 and #419.
Scott Compare
In 1987 they stood at #637 and #641 in Norway · Boys; by 1988 that had become #604 and #387.
Tommy Compare
In 1949 they stood at #338 and #342 in Norway · Boys; by 1950 that had become #387 and #186.

Moved the opposite way to Per-Erik

Anders Compare
Between 1946 and 1988 in Norway · Boys, Per-Erik went from #338 to #604 while Anders went from #64 to #6.
Andreas Compare
Between 1946 and 1988 in Norway · Boys, Per-Erik went from #338 to #604 while Andreas went from #121 to #2.
Christian Compare
Between 1946 and 1988 in Norway · Boys, Per-Erik went from #338 to #604 while Christian went from #156 to #16.
Christopher Compare
Between 1946 and 1988 in Norway · Boys, Per-Erik went from #338 to #604 while Christopher went from #306 to #65.

Moved the same way as Per-Erik

Alan Compare
Between 1946 and 1988 in Norway · Boys, Per-Erik went from #338 to #604 and Alan from #253 to #494.
Alfred Compare
Between 1946 and 1988 in Norway · Boys, Per-Erik went from #338 to #604 and Alfred from #142 to #572.
Arild Compare
Between 1946 and 1988 in Norway · Boys, Per-Erik went from #338 to #604 and Arild from #27 to #156.
Arne Compare
Between 1946 and 1988 in Norway · Boys, Per-Erik went from #338 to #604 and Arne from #5 to #89.

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Recorded in official data for Norway from 1946 to 1988. Highest recorded position: #338 in Norway in 1946. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Per-Erik

Per-Erik at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Per-Erik by decade in Norway · Boys

Per-Erik appears in

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Per-Erik at a glance

Per-Erik by decade in Norway · Boys

Per-Erik appears in

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Also first recorded in the 1940s

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Per-Erik and the names beside it

Per-Erik moved ahead of

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