Most popular names in 2017

Both of the top names in 2017 – Sofie/Sophie and Jakob/Jacob – have a long tradition in Norway. See the statistical release for names 2017 for full details.

Their popularity declined after 1900, and Sofie in particular was very unpopular for a long time. Since 2009, Sofie has been in the top 5, but this is its first year at the top of the list. In 2017, Sofia/Sofie was declared as the most popular girl’s name in the world. We class Sofie and Sofia as two different names. Sofia is number 9 nationally, and top in Oslo.

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Jakob has steadily been increasing in popularity, before taking the top spot in 2017. Together with Lucas as number two, the trend of biblical boys’ names looks set to continue.