According to Statistics Norway, the most popular baby names in Norway in 2019 were Emma and Jakob/Jacob.
Here are Norway’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2019:
Girl Names
- Emma, 393 baby girls
- Nora/Norah, 379
- Sofie/Sophie, 326
- Ella, 319
- Olivia, 303
- Ada, 291
- Sofia/Sophia, 271
- Sara/Sarah/Zara, 265
- Maja/Maia/Maya, 260
- Ingrid, 258
Boy Names
- Jakob/Jacob, 423 baby boys
- Lucas/Lukas, 392
- Filip/Fillip/Philip/Phillip, 387
- Oskar/Oscar, 358
- Oliver, 353
- Emil, 347
- Henrik, 339
- William, 333
- Noah/Noa, 314
- Aksel/Axel, 311
In the girls’ top 10, Ada, Sofia/Sophia and Ingrid replaced Emilie, Leah/Lea, and Amalie. (Ada may have gotten a boost from Norwegian footballer Ada Hegerberg.)
In the boys’ top 10, William replaced Elias.
In the capital city of Oslo, the top names were Mohammad and Nora.
In 2018, the top two names were Emma and Lucas/Lukas.
Sources: Navn – SSB, Dette var de mest populære navnene i 2019, The top 10 Norwegian baby names for boys and girls
Image: Adapted from Flag of Norway (public domain)
uhm……..wow……..so much has changed in 30 years. only 2 true nordic names for girls, and only 1 for the boys.
quite speechless for once
Seems like the same thing is happening in many European countries — “local” names losing ground to names that resonate globally (or nearly so).
But trends are cyclical, so just wait a generation or two and I bet the culturally-specific names — or perhaps modern, re-tooled versions of them — will be back. :)