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Rolf

maleStatistical record

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

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

Rolf: Recorded every year since 1945, it reached #14 in 1950, and it stood at #437 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #14 to #494.194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#14#494
View as table
Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#15
1946#16
1947#16
1948#16
1949#16
1950#14
1951#14
1952#18
1953#16
1954#19
1955#18
1956#19
1957#20
1958#21
1959#21
1960#24
1961#27
1962#33
1963#29
1964#32
1965#34
1966#41
1967#44
1968#48
1969#51
1970#55
1971#53
1972#68
1973#70
1974#74
1975#80
1976#102
1977#79
1978#89
1979#110
1980#89
1981#115
1982#120
1983#152
1984#126
1985#118
1986#135
1987#178
1988#173
1989#143
1990#160
1991#154
1992#171
1993#232
1994#152
1995#201
1996#207
1997#176
1998#259
1999#221
2000#302
2001#247
2002#251
2003#359
2004#273
2005#329
2006#300
2007#376
2008#329
2009#295
2010#455
2011#306
2012#456
2013#378
2014#428
2015#471
2016#356
2017#484
2018#404
2019#313
2020#331
2021#489
2022#494
2023#393
2024#349
2025#437

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.

In 1970: #55 among boys in Norway, #305 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #15 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: #14 among boys in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #437 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #14 in Norway in 1951.

Rolf'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#4376HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#34910HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#3938HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4944HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4894HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#33110HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#31313HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#4048HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4845HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#35611HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#4716HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4288HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#37810HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4567HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#30614HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4557HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#29516HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#32913HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#37610HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#30014HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#32911HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#27315HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#35910HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#25117HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#24719HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#30214HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#22123HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#25918HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#17634HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#20727HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#20130HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#15243HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#23226HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#17139HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#15446HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#16045HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#14351HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#17340HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#17836HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#13560HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#11870HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#12665HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#15247HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#12069HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#11567HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#8990HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#11073HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#8991HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#7999HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#10278HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#80107HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#74113HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#70126HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#68132HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#53159HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#55156HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#51195HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#48205HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#44226HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#41243HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#34270HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#32294HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#29287HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#33273HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#27280HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#24298HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#21385HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#21364HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#20374HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#19390HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#18384HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#19361HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#16394HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#18399HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#14421HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#14422HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#16407HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#16460HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#16475HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#16496HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#15463HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandmale#3053HighVerified

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.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #14 in Norway in 1951. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.