According to data released back in January by Statistics Norway, the most popular baby names in Norway in 2016 were Nora/Norah/Noora and William.
Here are Norway’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:
Girl Names
- Nora/Norah/Noora, 551 baby girls
- Emma, 410
- Sara/Sarah/Zara, 379
- Sofie/Sophie, 367
- Sofia/Sophia, 340
- Maja/Maia/Maya, 324
- Olivia, 323
- Ella, 313
- Ingrid/Ingerid/Ingri, 310
- Emilie, 309
Boy Names
- William, 498 baby boys
- Oskar/Oscar, 420
- Lucas/Lukas, 408
- Mathias/Matias, 397
- Filip/Fillip/Philip/Phillip, 396
- Oliver, 385
- Jakob/Jacob, 378
- Emil, 369
- Noah/Noa, 362
- Aksel/Axel, 359
This image is a piece of a larger infographic showing the most popular baby names in each Norwegian county. In two counties, Oppland and Aust-Agder, the top girl name last year was the intriguing Tiril. Tiril seems to have no specific meaning; it may have been derived from the (nonsense?) word tirilil from the 19th century poem “Lokkende Toner” by Johan Sebastian Welhaven.
(A similar name we talked about recently was Tirrell.)
I forgot to post Norway’s 2015 rankings, but in 2014 the top names were Nora/Norah and Lucas/Lukas.
Sources: Navn – SSB, Tiril – Nordic Names
Top image: Adapted from Flag of Norway (public domain)
