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Rakel

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Rakel: Recorded since 1946, it reached #122 in 2019, and it stood at #125 in 2025.

Norway · Girls

Rising

among girls in Norway · 1946–2025

Norway · Girls rank from 1946 to 2025, ranging from #122 to #567.1946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#122#567
View as table
Norway · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1946#284
1947#359
1948#279
1949#292
1950#307
1951#380
1952#353
1953#354
1954#245
1955#382
1956#417
1957#390
1958#396
1959#264
1961#375
1962#350
1963#404
1964#294
1965#515
1966#445
1967#310
1968#473
1969#393
1970#335
1971#342
1972#567
1973#222
1974#281
1975#259
1976#217
1977#333
1978#304
1979#427
1980#349
1981#236
1982#316
1983#399
1984#309
1985#283
1986#326
1987#404
1988#259
1989#360
1990#306
1991#313
1992#237
1993#184
1994#210
1995#240
1996#201
1997#213
1998#218
1999#217
2000#161
2001#193
2002#176
2003#156
2004#165
2005#195
2006#172
2007#145
2008#180
2009#197
2010#184
2011#207
2012#177
2013#138
2014#170
2015#145
2016#197
2017#156
2018#133
2019#122
2020#185
2021#185
2022#156
2023#186
2024#122
2025#125

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

RisingNorway · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 79 of the 80 years from 1946 to 2025.

Official data for Norway, 1946–2025 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #284 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #122 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #125 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1946 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #122 in Norway in 2024.

Rakel'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
2025Norwayfemale#12546HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#12243HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#18627HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#15632HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#18523HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#18526HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#12244HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#13342HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#15636HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#19729HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#14544HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#17035HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#13844HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#17734HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#20727HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#18434HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#19731HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#18034HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#14544HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#17237HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#19530HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#16535HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#15638HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#17631HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#19327HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#16136HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#21723HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#21823HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#21324HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#20127HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#24021HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#21028HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#18434HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#23722HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#31315HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#30617HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#36013HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#25921HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#40411HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#32615HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#28317HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#30915HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#39910HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#31614HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#23621HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#34912HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#4279HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#30415HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#33312HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#21722HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#25917HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#28116HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#22221HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#5675HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#34211HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#33511HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#3938HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#4736HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#31011HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#4456HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#5155HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#29412HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#4047HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#3508HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#3757HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#26413HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#3966HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#3906HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#4175HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#3826HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#24513HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#3547HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#3537HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#3805HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#3078HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#2929HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#27910HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#3596HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#28410HighVerified
  • 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 1946 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #122 in Norway in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.