According to data from Statistics Norway, the most popular baby names in Norway in 2014 were Nora/Norah and Lucas/Lukas.
Here are Norway’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Nora/Norah, 434 baby girls 2. Emma, 418 3. Sara/Sarah, 404 4. Sofie/Sophie, 388 5. Emilie, 358 6. Anna, 327 7. Linnea/Linea, 326 8. Thea/Tea, 323 9. Maja/Maia/Maya, 323 10. Sofia/Sophia, 315 | 1. Lucas/Lukas, 448 baby boys 2. William, 438 3. Markus/Marcus, 423 4. Emil, 419 5. Oskar/Oscar, 389 6. Mathias/Matias, 382 7. Magnus, 377 8. Filip/Fillip/Philip, 372 9. Jakob/Jacob, 371 10. Aksel/Axel, 363 |
Though Mohammad didn’t feature in the national top 10, it was the #1 boy name in the capital city of Oslo. (The #1 girl name there was Nora.)
In contrast with the above, these are Norway’s top 10 female and male names overall:
| Female Names | Male Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Anne, 61k females 2. Inger, 31k 3. Kari, 26k 4. Marit, 26k 5. Ingrid, 24k 6. Liv, 23k 7. Eva, 19k 8. Anna, 18k 9. Maria, 18k 10. Ida, 18k | 1. Jan, 49k males 2. Per, 38k 3. Bjørn, 38k 4. Ole, 31k 5. Lars, 30k 6. Kjell, 27k 7. Knut, 25k 8. Svein, 25k 9. Arne, 24k 10. Thomas, 24k |
The only earlier list I have for Norway is from 2010, but more lists (and more names from the 2014 list) are available via the first link below.
Sources: Navn – SSB, ‘Nora’ and ‘Lucas’ Most Popular Names
Image: Adapted from Flag of Norway (public domain)
