The number to the left of the names shows the relative popularity.
Most popular female names norway. Find out more in the annual name statistics below. The data come from Statistics Norway Statistisk sentralbyrå. Most Popular Names for Girls in Norway.
This is a beautiful Norwegian name which means spirit protection. Lilly Lili Lilli Lillie Lily Lyli. Leah Lea Léa Léah.
The most common of these surnames were BakkeBakken which means hill or rise BergBerge meaning Mountain or hill DahlDal which translates as valley HaugenHaugan hill or mound and Moen meadowpasture. A variant of Bodile meaning a fighting woman. 100 Most Popular Female Names in Norway This page allows students to listen to the pronunciation of the 100 most popular female names in Norway.
The most popular names in Norway in 2020 were Nora and Jakob. This is a German name which means intelligent maiden. In 2009 the most common Norwegian names were Mathias and Sara.
Nora was rarely used between 1940 and 1980 but then became popular alongside other short names for girls that end with an a he said. By way of comparison almost 6 per cent of newborn girls were named Anne in the 1950s. The 50 most popular girl names in Norway 2019.
In other words we now have a wider range of names to choose from. Nora is the most popular baby girl name in Norway. Statistics Norway has compiled statistics on names since 1991.