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Yngvar

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

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

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–1993

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 1993, ranging from #134 to #648.194919561963197019771993#134#648
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.
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Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#159
1946#135
1947#144
1948#158
1949#134
1950#149
1951#158
1952#136
1953#200
1954#197
1955#195
1956#177
1957#236
1958#198
1959#198
1960#239
1961#237
1962#245
1963#274
1964#243
1965#227
1966#393
1967#318
1968#227
1969#290
1970#296
1971#495
1972#338
1973#321
1974#393
1975#314
1976#388
1977#369
1978#432
1980#611
1981#454
1983#608
1985#648
1986#640
1993#639

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 40 of the 49 years from 1945 to 1993.

Official data for Norway, 1945–1993 · 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 #159 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 recorded1945–1993

    Highest recorded position: #134 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–1993).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent1993

    Most recently recorded at #639 among boys in Norway, in 1993.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 1993. Highest recorded position: #134 in Norway in 1949.

Yngvar'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
1993Norwaymale#6394HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#6404HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#6484HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#6085HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#4549HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#6115HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#4329HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#36912HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#38811HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#31414HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#39311HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#32114HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#33813HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#4957HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#29615HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#29015HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#22721HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#31812HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#3939HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#22721HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#24317HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#27414HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#24516HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#23716HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#23916HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#19821HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#19820HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#23615HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#17725HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#19519HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#19719HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#20019HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#13637HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#15829HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#14932HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#13439HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#15830HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#14436HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#13541HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#15927HighVerified
  • 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 Yngvar

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–1993.
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 1993. Highest recorded position: #134 in Norway in 1949. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.