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Thorstein

maleStatistical record

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

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

Thorstein: Recorded since 1945, its highest recorded position is #235, 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 #235 to #643.1945194619471949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761978197919801984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419961997199819992001200420072013#235#643
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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#235
1946#241
1947#277
1949#266
1950#269
1951#261
1952#286
1953#290
1954#340
1955#315
1956#326
1957#382
1958#343
1959#344
1960#391
1961#450
1962#402
1963#311
1964#383
1966#474
1967#405
1968#523
1969#588
1970#476
1971#459
1972#497
1973#426
1974#476
1975#583
1976#498
1978#539
1979#512
1980#605
1984#453
1985#566
1986#361
1987#643
1988#461
1989#483
1990#547
1991#637
1992#479
1993#519
1994#501
1996#599
1997#598
1998#531
1999#576
2001#436
2004#582
2007#500
2013#561

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 52 of the 69 years from 1945 to 2013.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2013 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #235 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: #235 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2013).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2013

    Most recently recorded at #561 among boys in Norway, in 2013.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2013. Highest recorded position: #235 in Norway in 1945.

Thorstein'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#5614HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#5006HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#5824HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#4367HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#5764HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#5315HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#5984HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5994HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5016HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5196HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4797HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#6374HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5476HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4838HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#4619HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#6434HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#36113HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5666HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#4539HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#6055HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5127HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#5396HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#4987HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#5835HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#4768HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#4269HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4977HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#4598HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4767HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#5884HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#5235HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4058HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#4746HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#3839HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#31111HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#4027HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4505HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#3917HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#3448HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#3438HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#3826HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3268HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#3158HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#3407HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#2909HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#2869HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#26111HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#26910HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#26610HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#27710HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#24113HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#23513HighVerified
  • 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 2013. Highest recorded position: #235 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.