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Torkel

maleStatistical record

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

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

Torkel: Recorded since 1948, it reached #252 in 1963, and it stood at #397 in 2022.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1948–2022

Norway · Boys rank from 1948 to 2022, ranging from #252 to #627.194819491951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201920202022#252#627
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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1948#345
1949#379
1951#386
1952#271
1953#304
1954#342
1955#350
1956#291
1957#279
1958#267
1959#369
1960#337
1961#353
1962#404
1963#252
1964#441
1965#365
1966#290
1967#271
1968#306
1969#365
1970#324
1971#263
1972#358
1973#376
1974#444
1975#410
1976#432
1977#288
1978#591
1979#301
1980#395
1981#615
1982#515
1983#565
1984#519
1985#521
1987#389
1988#565
1989#441
1990#475
1991#504
1992#627
1993#442
1994#381
1995#331
1996#457
1997#353
1998#418
1999#325
2000#410
2001#395
2002#502
2003#419
2005#472
2006#527
2007#402
2008#575
2009#529
2010#526
2011#449
2012#529
2013#563
2014#455
2015#476
2016#507
2019#520
2020#358
2022#397

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 69 of the 75 years from 1948 to 2022.

Official data for Norway, 1948–2022 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1948

    First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1948–2022

    Highest recorded position: #252 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1948–2022).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #397 among boys in Norway, in 2022.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1948 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #252 in Norway in 1963.

Torkel'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
2022Norwaymale#3977HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#3589HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#5204HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#5075HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#4766HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4557HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5634HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#5295HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4497HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#5265HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#5295HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#5754HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4029HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#5275HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4726HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#4198HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#5025HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#3958HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#4108HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#32512HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#4188HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#35311HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4577HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#33113HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#38110HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#4428HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#6274HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#5047HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#4758HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4419HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5656HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#38911HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5217HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5197HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5656HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#5157HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#6155HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#39511HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#30116HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#5915HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#28816HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#4329HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#41010HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#4449HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#37611HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#35812HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#26318HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#32413HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#36510HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#30613HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#27115HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#29014HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#3659HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#4417HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#25216HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#4047HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#3538HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#3379HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#3697HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#26712HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#27911HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#29110HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#3507HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#3427HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#3048HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#27110HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#3864HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#3794HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#3456HighVerified
  • 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 1948 to 2022. Highest recorded position: #252 in Norway in 1963. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.