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Thorvald

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What official birth registration shows about Thorvald: 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 · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #240 to #631.195219661996200920172025#240#631
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#242
1946#261
1947#240
1948#344
1949#309
1950#253
1951#288
1952#337
1953#352
1954#287
1956#352
1959#405
1960#494
1961#496
1963#526
1966#553
1967#510
1968#558
1969#589
1972#567
1976#572
1977#631
1995#610
1996#546
1997#484
1998#489
1999#577
2000#485
2001#567
2006#479
2007#534
2009#355
2010#436
2011#480
2012#488
2013#335
2014#402
2015#303
2016#285
2017#352
2018#320
2019#343
2020#280
2021#412
2022#372
2023#351
2024#302
2025#291

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 48 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2025 · 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 #242 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: #240 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #291 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #240 in Norway in 1947.

Thorvald'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#29114HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#30213HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#35110HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#3728HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4126HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#28013HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#34311HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#32012HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#35211HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#28517HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#30315HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4029HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#33513HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4886HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4806HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4368HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#35512HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#5345HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4796HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#5674HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#4856HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#5774HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#4896HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#4846HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5465HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#6104HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#6314HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#5725HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#5675HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#5894HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#5584HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#5105HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#5534HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#5264HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4964HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#4944HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#4056HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3527HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#2879HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#3526HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#3377HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#2889HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#25311HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#3097HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#3446HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#24013HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#26111HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#24212HighVerified
  • 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 Thorvald

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2025.
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 2025. Highest recorded position: #240 in Norway in 1947. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.