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Torkil

maleStatistical record

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

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

Torkil: Recorded since 1956, it reached #314 in 1990, and it was last ranked in 2018.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1956–2018

Norway · Boys rank from 1956 to 2018, ranging from #314 to #653.195619581959196119631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019821984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199720002002200320052007200820102011201320172018#314#653
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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1956#442
1958#327
1959#370
1961#453
1963#528
1964#524
1965#422
1966#445
1967#446
1968#448
1969#352
1970#597
1971#490
1972#498
1973#613
1974#546
1975#585
1976#573
1977#436
1978#592
1979#600
1980#555
1982#649
1984#653
1985#603
1986#445
1987#602
1988#610
1989#605
1990#314
1991#407
1992#518
1993#486
1994#503
1995#406
1996#550
1997#379
2000#576
2002#556
2003#514
2005#473
2007#433
2008#534
2010#486
2011#399
2013#564
2017#490
2018#494

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 63 years from 1956 to 2018.

Official data for Norway, 1956–2018 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1956

    First recorded at #442 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1956–2018

    Highest recorded position: #314 among boys in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1956–2018).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2018

    Most recently recorded at #494 among boys in Norway, in 2018.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1956 to 2018. Highest recorded position: #314 in Norway in 1990.

Torkil'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
2018Norwaymale#4945HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4905HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5644HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#3999HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4866HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#5345HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4338HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4736HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#5145HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#5564HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#5764HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#37910HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5505HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#4069HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5036HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#4867HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#5186HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#40710HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#31416HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#6055HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#6105HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#6025HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#4459HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#6035HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#6534HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#6494HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#5556HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#6005HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#5925HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#4369HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#5735HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#5855HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#5466HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#6134HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4987HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#4907HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#5974HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#35211HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#4487HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4467HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#4457HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4227HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#5244HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#5284HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4535HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#3707HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#3279HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#4424HighVerified
  • 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 1956 to 2018. Highest recorded position: #314 in Norway in 1990. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.