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Wenche

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Wenche: Recorded since 1945, it reached #7 in 1955, and it was last ranked in 2008.

Norway · Girls

Falling

among girls in Norway · 1945–2008

Norway · Girls rank from 1945 to 2008, ranging from #7 to #678.195219621972198219922008#7#678
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.
View as table
Norway · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1945#22
1946#19
1947#18
1948#18
1949#15
1950#13
1951#11
1952#9
1953#10
1954#10
1955#7
1956#7
1957#8
1958#8
1959#7
1960#12
1961#16
1962#15
1963#20
1964#14
1965#14
1966#12
1967#16
1968#20
1969#26
1970#27
1971#23
1972#27
1973#37
1974#54
1975#46
1976#51
1977#60
1978#69
1979#82
1980#82
1981#111
1982#118
1983#115
1984#119
1985#151
1986#186
1987#214
1988#201
1989#236
1990#283
1991#274
1992#367
1993#678
1994#422
1995#310
1996#612
1997#486
1999#638
2000#483
2003#574
2007#629
2008#621

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 · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 58 of the 64 years from 1945 to 2008.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2008 · 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 #22 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2008

    Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–2008).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2008

    Most recently recorded at #621 among girls in Norway, in 2008.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2008. Highest recorded position: #7 in Norway in 1959.

Wenche'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
2008Norwayfemale#6214HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#6294HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5745HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#4837HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#6384HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#4867HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#6125HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#31014HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#4229HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#6784HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#36712HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#27419HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#28319HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#23624HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#20131HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#21428HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#18633HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#15144HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#11957HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#11560HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#11857HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#11160HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#8286HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#8293HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#69110HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#60120HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#51143HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#46175HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#54155HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#37215HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#27264HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#23323HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#27297HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#26344HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#20390HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#16427HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#12491HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#14490HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#14508HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#20380HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#15405HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#16385HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#12420HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#7473HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#8496HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#8538HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#7562HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#7534HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#10497HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#10498HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#9490HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#11401HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#13392HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#15382HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#18401HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#18382HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#19372HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#22336HighVerified
  • 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 Wenche

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2008.
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 2008. Highest recorded position: #7 in Norway in 1959. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.