Appendix:Norwegian given names

Main category: Norwegian given names

The most common given names in Norway 1880—2008 edit

This is a list of all given names in Norway recorded for at least 1.0 percent of the gender group in any year between 1880 and 2008, and each decade when at least one such year occurred.

Names in bold occurred at least 20 000 times in the 2008 population.
Names in italics never reached the one percent mark, but occurred at least 10 000 times in the 2008 population. (The decade of peak popularity is in parentheses.)

Male edit

Adrian 1990s - 2000s

Alexander 1980s

Alf 1900s - 1910s

Alfred 1880s - 1900s

Anders 1880s, 1980s - 2000s

Andreas 1880s-1890s, 1980s - 2000s

Anton 1880s - 1890s

Arild (1950s)

Arne 1890s - 1960s

Arthur 1890s -1900s

Asbjørn 1910s - 1930s

Benjamin 1990s - 2000s

Birger 1900s

Bjarne 1890s - 1930s

Bjørn 1930s - 1980s

Christian 1970s - 1990s

Dag 1960s

Daniel 1980s - 2000s

Egil 1920s

Einar 1980s - 1940s

Eirik 1980s - 2000s

Elias 2000s

Emil 2000s

Erik 1950s-1960s, 1980s

Erling 1890s - 1930s

Espen 1970s - 1990s

Finn 1920s - 1930s

Frank (1960s)

Fredrik 1980s - 2000s

Frode 1960s - 1970s

Geir 1950s - 1970s

Gunnar 1900s - 1950s

Gustav 1880s -1890s

Hans 1880s - 1960s

Harald 1880s - 1940s

Helge 1940s

Henrik 1990s - 2000s

Håkon 1900s - 1910s, 1990s

Isak 2000s

Ivar 1900s - 1930s

Jan 1930s - 1980s

Jens 1880s

Joakim 1990s

Johan 1880s - 1940s

Johannes 1880s - 1910s

John 1880s - 1960s

Jon (1960s)

Jonas 1990s - 2000s

Jørgen 1880s, 1990s

Karl 1880s - 1920s

Kenneth 1970s - 1980s

Kim 1980s

Kjell 1920s - 1960s

Kjetil 1970s

Knut 1880s - 1960s

Kristian 1880s - 1910s, 1980s - 2000s

Kristoffer 1980s - 1990s

Kåre 1910s - 1940s

Lars 1880s - 1920s, 1940s - 1990s

Leif 1900s - 1950s

Magne (1930s)

Magnus 1990s - 2000s

Marius 1980s - 2000s

Markus 1990s - 2000s

Martin 1880s - 1900s, 1980s - 2000s

Mathias 1990s - 2000s

Morten 1950s - 1980s

Nils 1880s - 1940s

Noah 2000s

Odd 1910s - 1960s

Ola 1880s

Olaf 1880s - 1910s

Olav 1880s - 1940s

Ole 1880s - 1990s

Oliver 2000s

Oskar 1880s - 1900s

Peder 1880s - 1910s

Per 1910s - 1970s

Petter 1880s

Reidar 1900s - 1930s

Rolf 1890s - 1950s

Rune 1950s - 1970s

Sigurd 1880s - 1910s

Sindre 1990s

Sondre 1990s - 2000s

Stein 1950s

Steinar 1940s - 1950s

Stian 1970s - 1990s

Stig 1960s

Svein 1930s - 1960s

Sverre 1890s - 1930s

Terje 1940s - 1970s

Thomas 1960s - 2000s

Tobias 1990s - 2000s

Tom 1950s - 1970s

Tommy 1970s

Tor 1930s - 1960s

Tore 1930s - 1960s

Trond 1950s - 1970s

Trygve 1890s - 1920s

Vegard 1980s

Øystein (1970s - 1980s)

Øyvind 1970s - 1980s

Female edit

Aase 1920s

Agnes 1890s - 1920s

Amalie 1990s - 2000s

Andrea 1990s - 2000s

Anette 1980s

Anita 1950s - 1970s

Ann 1950s - 1960s

Anna 1880s - 1930s

Anne 1880s - 1970s

Aslaug 1900s - 1920s

Astrid 1890s - 1950s

Bente 1950s - 1960s

Berit 1920s - 1960s

Bjørg 1920s - 1950s

Borghild 1880s - 1920s

Camilla 1970s - 1990s

Charlotte 1980s - 1990s

Dagny 1890s - 1910s

Elin 1960s - 1970s

Elisabeth 1960s - 1980s

Elise 1880s

Ellen 1950s

Elsa 1910s

Else 1900s - 1950s

Emilie 1990s - 2000s

Emma 1880s, 1990s - 2000s

Eva 1920s - 1960s

Frida 2000s

Gerd 1920s - 1950s

Grethe 1940s - 1950s

Gudrun 1890s - 1920s

Gunn 1950s

Gunvor 1910s - 1920s

Hanna 1880s - 1890s

Hanne 1960s - 1980s

Hedda 2000s

Hege 1960s - 1970s

Heidi 1950s - 1970s

Helene 1990s

Helga 1880s - 1900s

Hilda 1880s

Hilde 1950s - 1970s

Hjørdis 1890s - 1910s

Ida 1980s - 2000s

Inga 1880s - 1900s

Ingeborg 1880s - 1920s

Inger 1910s - 1960s

Ingrid 1890s - 1940s, 1980s - 2000s

Jenny 1880s - 1910s

Johanne 1880s - 1890s

Jorunn 1930s - 1940s

Julie 1990s - 2000s

Karen 1880s - 1910s

Kari 1920s - 1960s

Karin 1920s - 1950s

Karoline 1880s, 1980s - 1990s

Klara 1900s - 1910s

Kristin 1950s - 1980s

Kristine 1880s - 1890s, 1980s - 1990s

Laila 1930s - 1940s

Lene 1970s - 1980s

Lilly 1910s

Linda 1960s - 1980s

Line 1960s - 1980s

Linn 1980s

Linnea 2000s

Liv 1920s - 1960s

Malin 1990s - 2000s

Margit 1880s - 1920s

Mari 1980s

Maria 1970s - 2000s

Marianne 1950s - 1980s

Marie 1880s - 1920s, 1990s

Marit 1920s - 1960s

Marte 1990s

Martha 1880s - 1900s

Martine 1990s - 2000s

Mary 1920s - 1930s

Mette 1960s

Mia 2000s

Mari 1920s - 1950s

Mona 1950s - 1970s

Monica 1960s - 1980s

Nina 1950s - 1980s

Nora 1990s - 2000s

Olga 1880s - 1910s

Oline 1880s

Petra 1880s - 1890s

Ragna 1880s - 1900s

Ragnhild 1880s - 1940s

Randi 1910s - 1950s

Reidun 1920s - 1940s

Ruth 1890s - 1930s

Sara 1990s - 2000s

Signe 1880s - 1910s

Sigrid 1880s - 1910s

Silje 1970s - 2000s

Sissel 1940s - 1950s

Sofie 1880s - 1890s, 1990s - 2000s

Solveig 1900s - 1940s

Stine 1980s - 1990s

Thea 1990s - 2000s

Tone 1950s - 1970s

Torill 1940s

Tove 1930s - 1950s

Trine 1970s

Turid 1930s - 1940s

Tuva 2000s

Unni 1930s - 1950s

Vilde 1990s - 2000s

Wenche 1940s - 1960s

Åse 1930s - 1940s

Source edit

Statistisk sentralbyrå / Statistics Norway, 2009 Date of last access October 23rd, 2009

Rare male names outside Norwegian given name categories edit

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Kåre Christoffer

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Rare female names outside Norwegian given name categories edit

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References edit

Gyldendals Navne Leksikon, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag A/S, 1975, 5th edition
Nordic Names

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