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Thorleif

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Thorleif: 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 · 1945–1990

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 1990, ranging from #152 to #661.194619531960196819751990#152#661
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#173
1946#152
1947#185
1948#162
1949#168
1950#158
1951#195
1952#202
1953#203
1954#223
1955#237
1956#207
1957#263
1958#196
1959#292
1960#237
1961#248
1962#311
1963#270
1964#328
1965#348
1966#370
1968#557
1969#265
1970#511
1971#406
1972#532
1973#425
1974#581
1975#582
1976#627
1977#433
1979#420
1980#661
1981#571
1983#639
1990#595

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 37 of the 46 years from 1945 to 1990.

Official data for Norway, 1945–1990 · 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 #173 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 recorded1945–1990

    Highest recorded position: #152 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–1990).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent1990

    Most recently recorded at #595 among boys in Norway, in 1990.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 1990. Highest recorded position: #152 in Norway in 1946.

Thorleif'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
1990Norwaymale#5955HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#6394HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#5716HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#6614HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#42010HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#4339HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#6274HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#5825HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#5815HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#4259HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#5326HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#40610HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#5116HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#26517HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#5574HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#37010HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#34810HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#32811HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#27014HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#31111HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#24815HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#23716HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#29211HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#19620HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#26312HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#20719HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#23713HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#22315HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#20318HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#20217HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#19519HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#15830HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#16826HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#16229HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#18523HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#15234HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#17324HighVerified
  • 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 Thorleif

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–1990.
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 1990. Highest recorded position: #152 in Norway in 1946. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.