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Svein

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

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

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2023

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2023, ranging from #4 to #559.195619691982199520082023#4#559
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#5
1946#6
1947#5
1948#5
1949#5
1950#4
1951#5
1952#5
1953#5
1954#5
1955#5
1956#5
1957#6
1958#6
1959#7
1960#7
1961#7
1962#5
1963#6
1964#7
1965#10
1966#10
1967#8
1968#10
1969#10
1970#11
1971#15
1972#22
1973#19
1974#28
1975#31
1976#32
1977#37
1978#35
1979#38
1980#43
1981#49
1982#49
1983#77
1984#54
1985#72
1986#61
1987#70
1988#82
1989#81
1990#112
1991#131
1992#113
1993#99
1994#126
1995#136
1996#191
1997#127
1998#157
1999#197
2000#186
2001#219
2002#229
2003#229
2004#265
2005#281
2006#326
2007#337
2008#331
2009#335
2010#435
2011#478
2012#371
2013#559
2014#399
2015#391
2016#357
2018#319
2019#414
2021#494
2022#500
2023#267

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 77 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 #5 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: #4 among boys in Norway, in 1950 (recorded 1945–2023).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #267 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: #4 in Norway in 1950.

Svein'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#26716HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#5004HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4944HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4147HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#31912HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#35711HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#3919HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#3999HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5594HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#37110HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4786HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4358HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#33513HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#33113HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#33712HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#32612HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#28114HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#26516HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#22922HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#22920HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#21925HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#18632HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#19729HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#15740HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#12758HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#19130HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#13652HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#12656HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#9968HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#11360HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#13157HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#11268HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#8195HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#8294HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#70109HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#61120HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#72106HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#54138HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#77110HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#49150HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#49157HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#43178HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#38197HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#35218HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#37207HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#32226HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#31245HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#28302HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#19345HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#22363HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#15419HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#11509HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#10579HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#10598HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#8615HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#10620HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#10593HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#7640HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#6647HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#5645HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#7628HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#7614HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#7632HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#6690HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#6720HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#5741HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#5789HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#5815HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#5813HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#5799HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#5870HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#4910HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#5894HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#5949HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#5957HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#61,000HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#5881HighVerified
  • 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 Svein

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: #4 in Norway in 1950. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.