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Willy

maleStatistical record

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

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

Willy: Recorded since 1945, its highest recorded position is #63, and it stood at #391 in 2025.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #63 to #671.1945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819901991199219931994199619971998200120052007201120122013201420172019202020212022202320242025#63#671
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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#64
1946#66
1947#63
1948#66
1949#69
1950#73
1951#93
1952#91
1953#87
1954#88
1955#95
1956#93
1957#95
1958#95
1959#94
1960#115
1961#118
1962#145
1963#152
1964#162
1965#120
1966#162
1967#190
1968#168
1969#238
1970#246
1971#221
1972#306
1973#320
1974#240
1975#363
1976#530
1977#409
1978#408
1979#478
1980#671
1981#574
1982#600
1983#515
1984#570
1985#570
1986#488
1987#648
1988#615
1990#598
1991#600
1992#629
1993#489
1994#550
1996#498
1997#380
1998#593
2001#568
2005#409
2007#574
2011#525
2012#530
2013#477
2014#513
2017#462
2019#522
2020#415
2021#415
2022#434
2023#402
2024#434
2025#391

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 67 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 #64 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: #63 among boys in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #391 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #63 in Norway in 1947.

Willy'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#3918HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#4346HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#4028HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4346HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4156HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#4156HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#5224HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4626HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#5135HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#4776HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#5305HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#5255HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#5744HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4098HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#5684HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#5934HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#38010HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4986HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5505HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#4897HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#6294HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#6005HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5985HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#6155HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#6484HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#4888HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5706HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#5706HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5157HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#6005HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#5746HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#6714HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#4788HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#40810HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#40910HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#5306HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#36312HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#24022HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#32014HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#30615HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#22125HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#24620HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#23820HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#16837HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#19030HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#16237HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#12057HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#16237HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#15237HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#14537HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#11855HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#11556HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#9473HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#9576HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#9575HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#9375HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#9572HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#8881HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#8789HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#9184HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#9372HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#73104HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#69101HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#66114HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#63128HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#66121HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#64124HighVerified
  • 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
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  • 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: #63 in Norway in 1947. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.