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Reidar

maleStatistical record

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

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

Reidar: Recorded since 1945, it reached #32 in 1949, and it stood at #515 in 2025.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #32 to #515.194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062009201120152016201720182021202320242025#32#515
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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#33
1946#38
1947#33
1948#34
1949#32
1950#39
1951#37
1952#48
1953#44
1954#50
1955#47
1956#55
1957#56
1958#70
1959#69
1960#65
1961#68
1962#87
1963#83
1964#88
1965#94
1966#87
1967#88
1968#122
1969#111
1970#126
1971#119
1972#169
1973#186
1974#178
1975#188
1976#182
1977#197
1978#207
1979#193
1980#171
1981#196
1982#255
1983#237
1984#256
1985#268
1986#319
1987#349
1988#352
1989#339
1990#279
1991#341
1992#314
1993#386
1994#337
1995#370
1996#318
1997#292
1998#439
1999#323
2000#350
2001#350
2002#386
2003#508
2004#362
2005#503
2006#415
2009#497
2011#514
2015#470
2016#440
2017#435
2018#402
2021#347
2023#480
2024#456
2025#515

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 72 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2025 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #33 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: #32 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #515 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #32 in Norway in 1949.

Reidar'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#5154HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#4565HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#4805HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#3479HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#4028HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4357HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#4407HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#4706HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#5145HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#4976HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4158HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#5035HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#3629HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#5085HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#3868HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#35010HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#35011HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#32312HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#4397HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#29215HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#31813HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#37011HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#33712HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#38610HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#31415HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#34113HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#27919HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#33914HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#35213HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#34913HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#31915HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#26820HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#25621HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#23723HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#25521HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#19632HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#17141HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#19335HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#20731HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#19732HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#18237HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#18835HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#17838HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#18635HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#16943HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#11972HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#12663HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#11176HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#12263HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#8893HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#8792HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#9488HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#8894HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#8391HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#8789HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#68117HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#65118HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#69122HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#70120HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#56141HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#55152HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#47182HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#50167HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#44182HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#48172HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#37210HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#39208HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#32248HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#34250HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#33250HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#38231HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#33244HighVerified
  • 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: #32 in Norway in 1949. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.