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Most popular baby names in Norway, 1948

The most-registered girls' and boys' names in Norway in 1948, from the Statistics Norway. Anne and Jan led the year.

Girls

	Name	Births
1	Anne	1,437
2	Inger	1,026
3	Liv	855
4	Marit	827
5	Kari	817
6	Berit	667
7	Bjørg	649
8	Randi	542
9	Gerd	478
10	Karin	460
11	Eva	456
12	Aud	446
13	Solveig	439
14	Turid	431
15	Astrid	426
16	Torill	421
17	Else	417
18	Wenche	401
19	Reidun	366
20	Tove	358
21	Grete	332
22	Grethe	319
23	Laila	311
24	Vigdis	310
25	Unni	309
26	Åse	305
27	Kirsten	304
28	Jorunn	303
29	Sissel	291
30	Ragnhild	288
31	Ingrid	277
32	Ellen	269
33	Britt	265
34	Brit	260
35	Toril	238
36	Eli	228
37	Bodil	192
38	Elisabeth	188
39	Bente	173
40	May	172
41	Ruth	165
42	Gunn	163
43	Torhild	156
44	Lillian	155
45	Synnøve	147
46	Torild	144
47	Elin	138
48	Rigmor	135
49	Gunvor	131
50	Anna	126
51	Solfrid	125
52	Torunn	122
53	Tone	119
54	Aase	115
55	Gro	111
56	Kirsti	110
57	Signe	107
58	Mette	105
59	Ann	104
60	Elsa	104
61	Jorun	104
62	Lisbeth	103
63	Sidsel	103
64	Irene	101
65	Karen	98
66	Anne-Lise	93
67	Sigrid	92
68	Birgit	91
69	Ingeborg	90
70	Olaug	90
71	Mona	88
72	Ingebjørg	87
73	Helga	84
74	Erna	83
75	Gunhild	83
76	Ingunn	83
77	Rita	82
78	Marie	81
79	Sonja	81
80	Mary	80
81	Sigrun	78
82	Evy	75
83	Lise	74
84	Marianne	71
85	Åshild	70
86	Sølvi	69
87	Aslaug	68
88	Magnhild	68
89	Oddbjørg	67
90	Greta	66
91	Tordis	66
92	Anny	64
93	Eldbjørg	64
94	Solbjørg	64
95	Hilde	63
96	Målfrid	62
97	Astri	61
98	Edel	61
99	Gudrun	59
100	Kristin	58

Boys

	Name	Births
1	Jan	1,362
2	Per	1,190
3	Bjørn	1,073
4	Kjell	957
5	Svein	949
6	Arne	866
7	Knut	706
8	Odd	659
9	Terje	620
10	Tor	545
11	Gunnar	542
12	Harald	506
13	Ole	500
14	Tore	497
15	Hans	469
16	Rolf	460
17	Helge	427
18	John	383
19	Leif	379
20	Steinar	361
21	Olav	349
22	Nils	348
23	Kåre	329
24	Arild	320
25	Einar	313
26	Lars	305
27	Erik	304
28	Egil	297
29	Magne	292
30	Jon	281
31	Finn	263
32	Alf	256
33	Ivar	255
34	Reidar	250
35	Tom	247
36	Trond	228
37	Arvid	223
38	Sverre	221
39	Karl	213
40	Thor	212
41	Asbjørn	208
42	Øystein	195
43	Torbjørn	185
44	Geir	181
45	Stein	181
46	Oddvar	178
47	Vidar	172
48	Åge	169
49	Roar	167
50	Erling	166
51	Ragnar	161
52	Inge	159
53	Bjarne	154
54	Johan	154
55	Øyvind	153
56	Ove	148
57	Dag	147
58	Øivind	143
59	Jens	131
60	Ola	131
61	Frank	130
62	Anders	127
63	Rune	124
64	Roald	121
65	Håkon	114
66	Willy	114
67	Jarle	112
68	Trygve	112
69	Jostein	111
70	Sigmund	110
71	Arve	107
72	Dagfinn	107
73	Birger	102
74	Roy	101
75	Harry	98
76	Arnfinn	94
77	Eivind	93
78	Morten	93
79	Torstein	90
80	Paul	88
81	Sven	87
82	Kai	86
83	Roger	79
84	Atle	78
85	Bernt	76
86	Torgeir	76
87	Magnar	75
88	Pål	74
89	Aage	73
90	Arnt	72
91	Bjørnar	72
92	Ulf	72
93	Petter	71
94	Johnny	70
95	Tormod	70
96	Sigurd	69
97	Johannes	67
98	Olaf	67
99	Oddbjørn	64
100	Ingar	63

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Source: Statistics Norway. Licensed under the Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data 2.0.