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Petter

maleStatistical record

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

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

Petter: Recorded every year since 1945, it reached #28 in 1990, and it stood at #146 in 2025.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #28 to #182.194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#28#182
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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#100
1946#86
1947#91
1948#93
1949#83
1950#80
1951#83
1952#74
1953#71
1954#66
1955#72
1956#75
1957#52
1958#60
1959#57
1960#61
1961#59
1962#60
1963#56
1964#65
1965#61
1966#59
1967#54
1968#67
1969#56
1970#63
1971#59
1972#55
1973#48
1974#60
1975#63
1976#58
1977#55
1978#58
1979#57
1980#58
1981#68
1982#56
1983#51
1984#52
1985#40
1986#45
1987#45
1988#40
1989#31
1990#28
1991#34
1992#38
1993#33
1994#31
1995#31
1996#37
1997#40
1998#45
1999#41
2000#49
2001#53
2002#54
2003#51
2004#44
2005#64
2006#74
2007#72
2008#77
2009#93
2010#94
2011#97
2012#102
2013#93
2014#107
2015#100
2016#109
2017#111
2018#142
2019#113
2020#132
2021#138
2022#152
2023#182
2024#160
2025#146

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 #100 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: #28 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #146 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #28 in Norway in 1990.

Petter'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#14637HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#16032HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#18228HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#15235HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#13840HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#13236HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#11358HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#14244HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#11163HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#10969HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#10077HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#10766HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#9384HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#10278HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#9787HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#9489HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#9392HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#77119HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#72117HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#74119HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#64124HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#44165HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#51155HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#54143HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#53143HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#49158HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#41185HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#45165HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#40217HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#37222HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#31251HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#31258HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#33231HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#38210HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#34241HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#28270HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#31234HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#40192HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#45176HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#45169HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#40185HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#52145HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#51148HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#56142HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#68115HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#58140HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#57147HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#58131HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#55131HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#58136HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#63126HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#60146HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#48176HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#55153HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#59150HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#63145HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#56161HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#67131HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#54168HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#59153HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#61141HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#65137HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#56145HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#60138HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#59146HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#61135HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#57137HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#60133HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#52145HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#75115HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#72114HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#66124HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#71118HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#74100HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#8386HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#8091HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#8382HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#9371HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#9171HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#8681HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#10056HighVerified
  • 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: #28 in Norway in 1990. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.