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Ståle

maleStatistical record

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

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

Ståle: Recorded since 1945, it reached #55 in 1968, and it was last ranked in 2013.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2013

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2013, ranging from #55 to #566.195219631974198519962013#55#566
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.
View as table
Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#151
1946#153
1947#136
1948#131
1949#121
1950#119
1951#119
1952#115
1953#102
1954#108
1955#105
1956#113
1957#90
1958#98
1959#81
1960#95
1961#83
1962#77
1963#76
1964#71
1965#66
1966#66
1967#56
1968#55
1969#55
1970#56
1971#55
1972#60
1973#68
1974#77
1975#65
1976#86
1977#81
1978#87
1979#99
1980#130
1981#140
1982#156
1983#178
1984#189
1985#179
1986#158
1987#216
1988#227
1989#195
1990#192
1991#253
1992#266
1993#242
1994#463
1995#434
1996#454
1997#282
1998#294
1999#393
2000#484
2001#566
2002#358
2005#510
2006#564
2010#566
2011#520
2013#558

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 63 of the 69 years from 1945 to 2013.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2013 · 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 #151 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 recorded1945–2013

    Highest recorded position: #55 among boys in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–2013).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2013

    Most recently recorded at #558 among boys in Norway, in 2013.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2013. Highest recorded position: #55 in Norway in 1971.

Ståle'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
2013Norwaymale#5584HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#5205HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#5664HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#5644HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#5105HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#3589HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#5664HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#4846HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#3939HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#29415HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#28216HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4547HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#4348HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4637HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#24224HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#26620HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#25322HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#19233HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#19534HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#22725HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#21627HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#15846HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#17937HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#18935HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#17838HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#15646HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#14054HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#13062HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#9983HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#8793HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#8198HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#8697HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#65124HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#77110HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#68129HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#60142HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#55156HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#56156HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#55162HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#55168HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#56161HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#66135HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#66131HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#71124HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#76106HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#77100HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#8391HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#9575HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#8192HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#9872HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#9078HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#11355HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#10561HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#10856HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#10261HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#11548HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#11945HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#11948HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#12143HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#13141HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#13637HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#15333HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#15130HighVerified
  • 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 Ståle

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2013.
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 2013. Highest recorded position: #55 in Norway in 1971. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.