Names longest inside the top ten

Names ranked inside the top 10 of one published list in at least 15 separate years.

A count of years, not a run — the years need not be consecutive, and the page says so. Counted inside one list, because a top-ten position in Norway and one in England and Wales are two different achievements that cannot be added together.

60 names, selected from the 2,573 names in the catalogue with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon). Based on official statistics from national registrars. Data sources · Methodology

• Olivia

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in England and Wales in 46 years between 1999 and 2024, reaching #1 in 2008.

• Anne

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in Norway in 45 years between 1945 and 1989, reaching #1 in 1945.

• Michael

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 44 years between 1952 and 1996, reaching #1 in 1974.

• Oliver

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in England and Wales in 44 years between 2002 and 2024, reaching #1 in 2009.

• Jan

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Norway in 39 years between 1945 and 1983, reaching #1 in 1946.

• David

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 38 years between 1952 and 1989, reaching #1 in 1961.

• Bjørn

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Norway in 37 years between 1945 and 1981, reaching #2 in 1952.

• Ingrid

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in Norway in 35 years between 1987 and 2022, reaching #1 in 1997.

• Daniel

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 34 years between 1974 and 2007, reaching #2 in 1979.

• Maria

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in Norway in 32 years between 1977 and 2008, reaching #3 in 1982.

• Matthew

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 32 years between 1971 and 2005, reaching #1 in 1982.

• Patrick

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 32 years between 1964 and 1995, reaching #2 in 1964.

• Noah

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in England and Wales in 31 years between 2015 and 2024, reaching #1 in 2021.

• Conor

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 30 years between 1992 and 2021, reaching #1 in 1995.

• Ida

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in Norway in 30 years between 1983 and 2014, reaching #1 in 1988.

• Samuel

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in New Zealand in 30 years between 1984 and 2013, reaching #3 in 1998.

• Ole

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Norway in 29 years between 1951 and 1998, reaching #6 in 1979.

• Sean

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 29 years between 1989 and 2017, reaching #1 in 1997.

• Andrew

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 28 years between 1965 and 1992, reaching #4 in 1970.

• Aoife

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 28 years between 1983 and 2014, reaching #1 in 2000.

• Benjamin

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 27 years between 1976 and 2008, reaching #5 in 1977.

• Freya

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in Scotland in 27 years between 2024 and 2025, reaching #1 in 2025.

• Lars

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Norway in 27 years between 1966 and 1992, reaching #2 in 1976.

• Mark

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 27 years between 1954 and 1980, reaching #2 in 1960.

• Mary

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 27 years between 1964 and 1991, reaching #1 in 1964.

• Nora

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in Norway in 27 years between 1999 and 2025, reaching #1 in 2014.

• Per

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Norway in 27 years between 1945 and 1971, reaching #1 in 1945.

• Sarah

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 27 years between 1977 and 2003, reaching #2 in 1981.

• Amelia

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in England and Wales in 26 years between 2007 and 2024, reaching #1 in 2011.

• Rebecca

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 26 years between 1972 and 1997, reaching #1 in 1976.

• Terje

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Norway in 26 years between 1945 and 1970, reaching #5 in 1960.

• Andreas

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Norway in 25 years between 1983 and 2008, reaching #1 in 1991.

• Emilie

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in Norway in 25 years between 1996 and 2021, reaching #1 in 1999.

• Jack

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in England and Wales in 25 years between 1996 and 2020, reaching #1 in 1996.

• Paul

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 25 years between 1952 and 1976, reaching #4 in 1966.

• Svein

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Norway in 25 years between 1945 and 1969, reaching #4 in 1950.

• Magnus

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Norway in 24 years between 1996 and 2023, reaching #3 in 2013.

• Michelle

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 24 years between 1961 and 1984, reaching #1 in 1967.

• Morten

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Norway in 24 years between 1958 and 1988, reaching #3 in 1973.

• Peter

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 24 years between 1952 and 1979, reaching #1 in 1954.

• Emily

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in England and Wales in 23 years between 1996 and 2018, reaching #1 in 2003.

• Henrik

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Norway in 23 years between 1994 and 2024, reaching #3 in 2018.

• Jonas

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Norway in 23 years between 1995 and 2017, reaching #1 in 2006.

• Marianne

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in Norway in 23 years between 1959 and 1985, reaching #2 in 1981.

• Adam

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 22 years between 1998 and 2019, reaching #3 in 2001.

• Charlotte

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 22 years between 2004 and 2025, reaching #1 in 2012.

• Ciara

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 22 years between 1985 and 2006, reaching #2 in 1998.

• Emil

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Norway in 22 years between 2003 and 2025, reaching #1 in 2008.

• Geir

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Norway in 22 years between 1954 and 1975, reaching #2 in 1963.

• Jennifer

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 22 years between 1952 and 1974, reaching #1 in 1956.

• Karen

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 22 years between 1955 and 1976, reaching #1 in 1963.

• Nicole

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 22 years between 1969 and 1990, reaching #2 in 1975.

• Christopher

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 21 years between 1972 and 1993, reaching #2 in 1985.

• Emma

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 21 years between 1982 and 2004, reaching #3 in 1988.

• Hilde

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in Norway in 21 years between 1958 and 1980, reaching #2 in 1963.

• Isla

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in England and Wales in 21 years between 2012 and 2024, reaching #3 in 2014.

• Jessica

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in England and Wales in 21 years between 1996 and 2016, reaching #1 in 2005.

• Knut

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Norway in 21 years between 1945 and 1966, reaching #7 in 1945.

• Marit

  Ranked inside the top 10 among girls in Norway in 21 years between 1945 and 1965, reaching #3 in 1949.

• Martin

  Ranked inside the top 10 among boys in Norway in 21 years between 1986 and 2007, reaching #1 in 1992.