Namewise

Vidar

maleStatistical record

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

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

Vidar: Recorded since 1945, it reached #25 in 1959, and it stood at #478 in 2025.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #25 to #531.194519461947194819491950195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201220132014201520162017201820192020202320242025#25#531
View as table
Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#71
1946#62
1947#56
1948#47
1949#44
1950#48
1951#41
1952#46
1953#42
1954#39
1955#35
1956#34
1957#35
1958#38
1959#25
1960#33
1961#25
1962#36
1963#38
1964#36
1965#32
1966#32
1967#31
1968#27
1969#26
1970#36
1971#35
1972#31
1973#33
1974#38
1975#39
1976#38
1977#44
1978#46
1979#50
1980#64
1981#52
1982#52
1983#68
1984#76
1985#79
1986#80
1987#94
1988#106
1989#135
1990#119
1991#157
1992#120
1993#179
1994#149
1995#166
1996#251
1997#232
1998#337
1999#238
2000#291
2001#226
2002#318
2003#389
2004#365
2005#444
2006#529
2007#502
2008#490
2009#531
2010#527
2012#459
2013#403
2014#480
2015#509
2016#470
2017#461
2018#385
2019#485
2020#376
2023#401
2024#415
2025#478

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 78 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2025 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #71 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: #25 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #478 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #25 in Norway in 1961.

Vidar'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#4785HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#4157HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#4018HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#3768HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4855HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#3859HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4616HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#4706HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#5095HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4806HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#4039HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4597HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#5275HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#5315HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#4906HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#5026HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#5295HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4447HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#3659HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#3899HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#31811HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#22623HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#29115HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#23820HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#33712HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#23222HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#25120HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#16639HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#14945HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#17935HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#12058HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#15746HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#11963HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#13556HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#10680HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#9483HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#8098HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#79102HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#76103HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#68122HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#52148HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#52146HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#64131HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#50170HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#46165HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#44174HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#38208HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#39219HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#38227HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#33273HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#31305HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#35285HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#36275HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#26349HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#27356HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#31292HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#32279HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#32298HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#36267HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#38247HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#36261HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#25282HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#33250HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#25299HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#38229HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#35243HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#34233HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#35247HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#39218HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#42195HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#46183HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#41195HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#48167HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#44187HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#47172HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#56159HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#62134HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#71105HighVerified
  • 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 2025. Highest recorded position: #25 in Norway in 1961. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.