Appendix:Norwegian given names
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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
- William 2000s
- 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
- Kirsten 1940s
- 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
- Mathilde 1880s
- 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
- Victoria 1990s
- 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
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[edit]- Abel
- Abraham
- Abram
- Absalon
- Adalbrikt
- Adolf
- Agathon
- Age
- Aggrim
- Ahrendt
- Aimar
- Alberto
- Albrekt
- Alfons
- Algeir
- Allan
- Almar
- Alv
- Alvald
- Alvar
- Alvbjørn
- Alvfinn
- Alvgaut
- Alvgeir
- Amandus
- Ambe
- Ambjørn
- Ambros
- Ambrosius
- Anbjørn
- Andor
- Andre
- Andres
- Andrew
- Anfinn
- Anselm
- Ansgar
- Anskar
- Anstein
- Anthony
- Antonius
- Anvid
- Apollon
- Arend
- Arent
- Arfva
- Arint
- Aristoteles
- Arman
- Armand
- Arnbjørn
- Arndor
- Arnfred
- Arngeir
- Arngrim
- Arnkjell
- Arnleif
- Arnleiv
- Arnljot
- Arnmod
- Arntor
- Arnulf
- Arnvald
- Arnvid
- Aron
- Artur
- Asgaut
- Asgrim
- Askil
- Askild
- Askel
- Askell
- Asketil
- Askjell
- Asleif
- Asleiv
- Asmund
- Assor
- Assur
- Asvald
- Aud
- Audar
- Audbjørn
- Aude
- Auden
- Audfinn
- Audgrim
- Audkjell
- Audmund
- Audny
- Audstein
- Audulv
- Audvald
- Augun
- Augund
- Augustin
- Augustus
- Auven
- Avle
- Axul
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[edit]- Baldevin
- Balduin
- Baltasar
- Bartolomeus
- Baste
- Bastian
- Bendiks
- Bendix
- Benedikt
- Benoni
- Berg
- Berger
- Bergsvein
- Bergtor
- Bernard
- Berse
- Bertel
- Bertil
- Bertill
- Bertold
- Bertram
- Bertrand
- Berulf
- Berulv
- Besse
- Bill
- Billy
- Bjermund
- Bjertill
- Bjørgulv
- Bjørgulv
- Bjørnstjerne
- Bjørnulv
- Bob
- Bobby
- Bodolf
- Bodolv
- Bodvar
- Borge
- Borger
- Borgulv
- Borgvald
- Botolv
- Botvid
- Brede
- Bruno
- Bruse
- Brynjolf
- Brynjulf
- Bue
- Bulle
- Byrge
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[edit]- Abelone
- Ada
- Adalis
- Adaliz
- Adelaide
- Adele
- Adeleid
- Adelheid
- Agata
- Agate
- Agathe
- Agna
- Agneta
- Agnete
- Agnette
- Aimée
- Alberte
- Albertine
- Aled
- Aleda
- Aleid
- Aleidis
- Aleksandra
- Ales
- Alet
- Aletta
- Alfa
- Alida
- Alitta
- Allette
- Alpha
- Alva
- Alvdis
- Alvfrid
- Alvgerd
- Alvgjerd
- Alvheid
- Alvhild
- Alvild
- Alvilda
- Alvilde
- Alvlaug
- Alrun
- Amalia
- Amba
- Ambjørg
- Analie
- Anbjørg
- Andrina
- Anida
- Anlaug
- Anne Pia
- Annette
- Annie
- Annifrid
- Antoinette
- Antonette
- Antonia
- Apollonia
- Arna
- Arnbjørg
- Arnborg
- Arndis
- Arnfrid
- Arngerd
- Arngjerd
- Arngunn
- Arngunna
- Arnheid
- Arnlaug
- Arntora
- Arntrud
- Asborg
- Asgerd
- Asgjerd
- Asla
- Asora
- Atla
- Aud
- Audbjørg
- Audgerd
- Audgjerd
- Audgunn
- Audhild
- Augusta
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[edit]References
[edit]- Gyldendals Navne Leksikon, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag A/S, 1975, 5th edition
- Nordic Names