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01 / Meaning & origin
Egil is a masculine given name documented in Swedish, Danish, Finnish and 3 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Egill.
2 source accounts
From Old Norse Egill, from Proto-Germanic *Agilaz. From given names beginning with the element age "awe" or egg "edge, point (of a weapon)".
Ursprung im altnordischen „egg“ oder im altsächsischen „eggia“ (beides 'Spitze (eines Schwertes)')
02 / Across borders
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3 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: Egil
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Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 310 | 25 | observed |
| 1946 | 317 | 27 | observed |
| 1947 | 287 | 28 | observed |
| 1948 | 297 | 28 | observed |
| 1949 | 256 | 31 | observed |
| 1950 | 287 | 28 | observed |
| 1951 | 247 | 33 | observed |
| 1952 | 268 | 29 | observed |
| 1953 | 248 | 34 | observed |
| 1954 | 233 | 37 | observed |
| 1955 | 256 | 32 | observed |
| 1956 | 211 | 42 | observed |
| 1957 | 247 | 34 | observed |
| 1958 | 184 | 46 | observed |
| 1959 | 200 | 43 | observed |
| 1960 | 167 | 47 | observed |
| 1961 | 192 | 45 | observed |
| 1962 | 156 | 53 | observed |
| 1963 | 162 | 54 | observed |
| 1964 | 154 | 59 | observed |
| 1965 | 152 | 56 | observed |
| 1966 | 160 | 56 | observed |
| 1967 | 129 | 67 | observed |
| 1968 | 135 | 62 | observed |
| 1969 | 128 | 68 | observed |
| 1970 | 98 | 82 | observed |
| 1971 | 107 | 81 | observed |
| 1972 | 88 | 102 | observed |
| 1973 | 85 | 100 | observed |
| 1974 | 69 | 121 | observed |
| 1975 | 68 | 121 | observed |
| 1976 | 45 | 158 | observed |
| 1977 | 48 | 148 | observed |
| 1978 | 48 | 148 | observed |
| 1979 | 49 | 144 | observed |
| 1980 | 39 | 174 | observed |
| 1981 | 34 | 187 | observed |
| 1982 | 38 | 178 | observed |
| 1983 | 45 | 154 | observed |
| 1984 | 38 | 177 | observed |
| 1985 | 26 | 221 | observed |
| 1986 | 33 | 197 | observed |
| 1987 | 17 | 276 | observed |
| 1988 | 27 | 213 | observed |
| 1989 | 23 | 243 | observed |
| 1990 | 7 | 478 | observed |
| 1991 | 20 | 263 | observed |
| 1992 | 22 | 251 | observed |
| 1993 | 19 | 267 | observed |
| 1994 | 18 | 268 | observed |
| 1995 | 21 | 240 | observed |
| 1996 | 14 | 294 | observed |
| 1997 | 17 | 267 | observed |
| 1998 | 17 | 260 | observed |
| 1999 | 19 | 239 | observed |
| 2000 | 12 | 320 | observed |
| 2001 | 12 | 303 | observed |
| 2002 | 9 | 336 | observed |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | 13 | 285 | observed |
| 2005 | 5 | 475 | observed |
| 2006 | 6 | 446 | observed |
| 2007 | 8 | 403 | observed |
| 2008 | 5 | 493 | observed |
| 2009 | 6 | 473 | observed |
| 2010 | 6 | 460 | observed |
| 2011 | 6 | 452 | observed |
| 2012 | 7 | 434 | observed |
| 2013 | 9 | 384 | observed |
| 2014 | 8 | 405 | observed |
| 2015 | 9 | 375 | observed |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | 7 | 418 | observed |
| 2018 | 6 | 438 | observed |
| 2019 | 6 | 420 | observed |
| 2020 | 5 | 416 | observed |
| 2021 | 9 | 332 | observed |
| 2022 | 6 | 400 | observed |
| 2023 | 11 | 319 | observed |
| 2024 | 8 | 373 | observed |
| 2025 | 11 | 308 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Egil” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Norwegian association football player and manager
athletics competitor (1933–2019)
Norwegian association football goalkeeper (born 1997)
Norwegian footballer
Norwegian biathlete
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
