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Øystein

maleStatistical record

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

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #18 to #523.195519691983199720112025#18#523
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 · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#57
1946#57
1947#48
1948#42
1949#46
1950#45
1951#50
1952#44
1953#45
1954#44
1955#44
1956#49
1957#44
1958#47
1959#47
1960#46
1961#44
1962#41
1963#43
1964#44
1965#44
1966#42
1967#42
1968#44
1969#45
1970#35
1971#33
1972#37
1973#37
1974#32
1975#33
1976#33
1977#29
1978#29
1979#33
1980#27
1981#18
1982#25
1983#30
1984#30
1985#38
1986#35
1987#38
1988#49
1989#58
1990#61
1991#58
1992#61
1993#59
1994#72
1995#79
1996#76
1997#120
1998#111
1999#111
2000#136
2001#135
2002#209
2003#204
2004#219
2005#194
2006#251
2007#267
2008#266
2009#420
2010#308
2011#354
2012#280
2013#404
2014#435
2015#341
2016#375
2017#356
2018#360
2019#344
2020#441
2021#253
2022#436
2023#450
2024#417
2025#523

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 every year from 1945 to 2025.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2025 · 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 #57 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: #18 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #523 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #18 in Norway in 1981.

Øystein'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#5234HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#4177HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#4506HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4366HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#25316HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#4415HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#34411HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#36010HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#35611HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#37510HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#34112HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4358HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#4049HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#28017HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#35411HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#30815HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#4209HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#26618HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#26718HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#25119HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#19428HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#21923HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#20427HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#20924HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#13548HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#13652HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#11164HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#11166HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#12063HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#76109HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#79106HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#72109HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#59140HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#61138HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#58151HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#61141HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#58154HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#49168HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#38194HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#35210HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#38195HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#30212HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#30217HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#25258HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#18297HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#27274HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#33222HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#29249HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#29228HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#33222HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#33241HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#32279HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#37264HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#37278HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#33297HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#35285HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#45224HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#44231HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#42229HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#42234HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#44218HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#44213HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#43198HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#41213HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#44193HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#46180HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#47190HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#47183HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#44185HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#49173HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#44202HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#44185HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#45182HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#44186HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#50160HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#45178HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#46183HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#42195HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#48177HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#57156HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#57133HighVerified
  • 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 Øystein

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

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 2025. Highest recorded position: #18 in Norway in 1981. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.