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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, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Pål: Recorded every year since 1945, it reached #23 in 1971, and it stood at #385 in 2025.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #23 to #521.194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#23#521
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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

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

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.

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