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Ragnvald

maleStatistical record

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

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

Ragnvald: Recorded since 1945, with a gap of 29 years, its highest recorded position is #184, and it stood at #479 in 2023.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2023

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2023, ranging from #184 to #643.195019561963196919782023#184#643
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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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#184
1946#203
1947#204
1948#202
1949#200
1950#224
1951#259
1952#222
1953#229
1954#199
1955#290
1956#324
1958#323
1959#275
1960#364
1961#404
1962#396
1963#518
1964#274
1965#497
1966#468
1967#440
1968#515
1969#582
1970#468
1971#455
1972#528
1974#632
1977#483
1978#460
1979#592
1982#639
1984#643
1985#591
1993#628
2023#479

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 36 of the 79 years from 1945 to 2023.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2023 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #184 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 recorded1945–2023

    Highest recorded position: #184 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2023).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #479 among boys in Norway, in 2023.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #184 in Norway in 1945.

Ragnvald'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
2023Norwaymale#4795HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#6284HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5915HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#6434HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#6394HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5925HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#4608HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#4837HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#6324HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#5286HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#4558HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4687HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#5824HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#5155HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4407HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#4686HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4975HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#27414HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#5184HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#3967HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4046HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#3648HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#27512HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#3239HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3248HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#2909HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#19918HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#22914HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#22214HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#25911HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#22415HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#20018HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#20217HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#20418HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#20318HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#18421HighVerified
  • Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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

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What is known about Ragnvald

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2023.
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.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #184 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.