Top 40 names used in 2009 in Norway

[smallandneedy.livejournal.com]

The statistics were just released, YAY! :D

Girls: 
1. Emma
2. Linnea/Linea
3. Nora
4. Sofie/Sophie
5. Sarah/Sara
6. Thea/Tea
7. Emilie
8. Ida
9. Julie
10. Ingrid
11. Hannah/Hanna
12. Anna
13. Leah/Lea
14. Amalie
15. Maria
16. Vilde
17. Maja/Maia/Maya
18. Mathilde/Matilde
19. Martine
20. Malin
21. Mia
22. Tuva
23. Aurora
24. Frida
25. Selma
26. Victoria/Viktoria
27. Ella
28. Karoline/Caroline
29. Marie
30. Sofia/Sophia
31. Andrea
32. Elise
33. Jenny
34. Oda
35. Mina
36. Hedda
37. Natalie/Nathalie
38. Mari
39. Eline
40. Tiril/Tirill

Boys:
1. Lucas/Lukas
2. Emil
3. Alexander/Aleksander
4. Oliver
5. Mathias/Matias
6. Jonas
7. Markus/Marcus
8. William
9. Sander
10. Magnus
11. Adrian
12. Noah/Noa
13. Kristian/Christian
14. Sebastian
15. Daniel
16. Andreas
17. Jakob/Jacob
18. Tobias
19. Filip/Philip/Fillip
20. Henrik
21. Isak/Isaac/Isac
22. Kasper/Casper
23. Martin
24. Benjamin
25. Kristoffer/Christoffer/Christopher
26. Elias
27. Oskar/Oscar
28. Marius
29. Axel/Aksel
30. Nikolai/Nicolai/Nicolay
31. Leon
32. Theodor/Teodor
33. Fredrik/Frederick/Frederik
34. Sondre
35. Jonathan/Jonatan
36. Erik/Eric
37. Mats/Mads
38. Johannes
39. Eirik
40. Håkon


When several spellings have been used, I've put both :) 
Marie and Mari are pronounced differently in Norwegian, same with Emilie and Amalie.


Edited to add a few things: 

Visited an old aunt of my dad's today who told us that her newest great grandkid was born on Christmas Eve, a little girl named Rosita. The big brother is named Matheo.

Also, saw a news article about these top names of 2009, and this one guy stated in the discussion forum that because people choose biblical names, they must be a lot more religious than they claim to be. I don't agree with this. I myself is an atheist, but most of the names I like are from the bible. I only know they're from the bible because I'm interested in names, seeing as I've never actually read the bible. I was just wondering what you guys think. Do you think when you choose a biblical name for your child that you have to be religious?

Comments

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

I really like Linnea.

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

I like:
Girls:
Emma
Nora
Sarah/Sara
Ida
Ingrid
Hannah/Hanna
Maria
Mathilde/Matilde
Ella
Karoline/Caroline
Andrea

Emil
Oliver
William
Magnus
Tobias
Filip/Philip/Fillip
Benjamin
Kristoffer/Christoffer/Christopher
Theodor/Teodor
Johannes

I don't think you have to be religious to use a Biblical name. Some Biblical names have been in such common usage for so long that they don't even seem that Biblical, like Thomas. I think that for people who are religious, Biblical names just have a bit more/different meaning. I'm religious, and while I don't specifically choose Biblical names for my children, a nice Biblical reference is an added bonus.

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Emma
Nora
Hannah
Leah
Victoria
Caroline
Natalie

Alexander
Oliver
William
Sebastian
Tobias
Benjamin
Elias
Marius
Axel
Nikolai

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this, I love Scandinavian names!

I like:
Sofie
Emilie
Anna
Leah/Lea
Maja/Maia/Maya
Matilde
Malin
Mia
Ella
Oda

Matias
Jonas
Adrian
Andreas
Philip
Isaac
Kasper
Martin
Elias (LOVE! This is very high on my list)

& No, I agree with you, actually. Of course I can't speak for everyone, but for me personally, the main reason for choosing a name is because it appeals to me aesthetically. I imagine that most people similarly find Noah & Isaac (to name just two) very pretty while they're not religious at all.

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

Girls:
7. Emilie
13. Leah/Lea
14. Amalie
17. Maja/Maia/Maya
18. Mathilde/Matilde
27. Ella
32. Elise

Boys:
1. Lucas/Lukas
4. Oliver
14. Sebastian
29. Axel/Aksel
30. Nikolai/Nicolai/Nicolay
31. Leon
32. Theodor/Teodor
35. Jonathan/Jonatan

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I like:

Karoline/Caroline

Alexander/Aleksander
Noah/Noa
Sebastian
Leon

I don't agree with that guy at all. I know there are quite a few people who choose names because of religious connotations, but I can like Mary and not be religious. I do, and I'm not. Same with Levi, Eli, Samuel...I think that's it for me.

[feelslike-2day.livejournal.com]

Most of these names are so great! It's nice to see so few extreme 'kree8tiff' spellings~!

don't think you have to be religious to use a religious name- but that being said, if you're going to name your child Jezebel or Mephibosheth or something more obscurely religious, you should maybe think about the connotations of that name as well as prepare yourself for any negativity/ strange comments that are bound to come out.

[gipro2003.livejournal.com]

I like:
Linnea
Hannah
Victoria
Karoline
Sofia

Boys:
Mathias
Noah
Sebastian
Tobias
Benjamin
Elias

[jordle.livejournal.com]

I've never read the bible either, so I really have no idea what names are in there. That being said my favourite girl's name is Abigail and I know that one is in the bible but it makes no difference to me whether it's biblical or not.

[bandnerd88.livejournal.com]

That's such a great list! I like:

Nora, Sophie, Sara, Anna, Leah, Ella, Caroline, Sophia, Andrea, Elise, Natalie

Lukas, Oliver, Jonas, William, Sander, Magnus, Daniel, Tobias, Casper, Marius, Frederick


I don't really think that being religious is a prerequisite for liking biblical names. If a name is biblical it's a bonus for me since I'm Christian, but there are so many names that are just standard/common that people don't think twice about where they come from. My friend and her brother are Mary and David, and her family isn't religious. I suppose it'd be a bit weird to me if an atheist named their kid, say, Mehetabel or Abednego, but if I met a family with Joshua, Sarah, and Ethan, I wouldn't assume they were religious.

[smallandneedy.livejournal.com]

haha I have to agree with you about the taste thing, but I think we're saved from ridiculous creative names in general because of the naming laws.