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“man from Götaland (Gautaland) in Sweden”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Gaute is a masculine given name documented in Norwegian Nynorsk and Norwegian. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Gauti. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “man from Götaland (Gautaland) in Sweden”.
Meaning: “man from Götaland (Gautaland) in Sweden”
From Old Norse Gauti, a weak form of Gautr; from gauti, gautr (“Geat”). Originally a byname, and also a short form of names with the element. Cognate with Faroese Geyti, Icelandic Gauti, Swedish Göte, and Danish Gøde.
02 / Across borders
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Norway, 2025: 7 boys (rank 393). Documented as a given name in Norwegian, Norwegian Nynorsk.
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: Gaute
Recorded category boys
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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 | 10 | 255 | observed |
| 1946 | 12 | 243 | observed |
| 1947 | 6 | 331 | observed |
| 1948 | 10 | 259 | observed |
| 1949 | 6 | 311 | observed |
| 1950 | 15 | 220 | observed |
| 1951 | 6 | 331 | observed |
| 1952 | 12 | 235 | observed |
| 1953 | 16 | 206 | observed |
| 1954 | 10 | 258 | observed |
| 1955 | 6 | 351 | observed |
| 1956 | 9 | 293 | observed |
| 1957 | 13 | 244 | observed |
| 1958 | 18 | 203 | observed |
| 1959 | 15 | 231 | observed |
| 1960 | 13 | 259 | observed |
| 1961 | 21 | 200 | observed |
| 1962 | 18 | 219 | observed |
| 1963 | 24 | 185 | observed |
| 1964 | 28 | 177 | observed |
| 1965 | 40 | 150 | observed |
| 1966 | 34 | 168 | observed |
| 1967 | 40 | 160 | observed |
| 1968 | 36 | 169 | observed |
| 1969 | 34 | 181 | observed |
| 1970 | 34 | 178 | observed |
| 1971 | 39 | 171 | observed |
| 1972 | 53 | 147 | observed |
| 1973 | 42 | 171 | observed |
| 1974 | 45 | 160 | observed |
| 1975 | 41 | 170 | observed |
| 1976 | 37 | 178 | observed |
| 1977 | 34 | 184 | observed |
| 1978 | 40 | 166 | observed |
| 1979 | 38 | 182 | observed |
| 1980 | 32 | 195 | observed |
| 1981 | 41 | 162 | observed |
| 1982 | 23 | 241 | observed |
| 1983 | 31 | 197 | observed |
| 1984 | 34 | 190 | observed |
| 1985 | 31 | 199 | observed |
| 1986 | 44 | 160 | observed |
| 1987 | 31 | 194 | observed |
| 1988 | 36 | 179 | observed |
| 1989 | 27 | 223 | observed |
| 1990 | 26 | 216 | observed |
| 1991 | 37 | 179 | observed |
| 1992 | 28 | 222 | observed |
| 1993 | 46 | 145 | observed |
| 1994 | 61 | 117 | observed |
| 1995 | 42 | 155 | observed |
| 1996 | 52 | 133 | observed |
| 1997 | 38 | 163 | observed |
| 1998 | 40 | 153 | observed |
| 1999 | 27 | 202 | observed |
| 2000 | 31 | 188 | observed |
| 2001 | 31 | 185 | observed |
| 2002 | 35 | 165 | observed |
| 2003 | 63 | 109 | observed |
| 2004 | 30 | 182 | observed |
| 2005 | 26 | 200 | observed |
| 2006 | 20 | 232 | observed |
| 2007 | 28 | 194 | observed |
| 2008 | 28 | 193 | observed |
| 2009 | 16 | 287 | observed |
| 2010 | 20 | 236 | observed |
| 2011 | 17 | 270 | observed |
| 2012 | 29 | 191 | observed |
| 2013 | 11 | 353 | observed |
| 2014 | 21 | 233 | observed |
| 2015 | 12 | 331 | observed |
| 2016 | 12 | 330 | observed |
| 2017 | 12 | 324 | observed |
| 2018 | 12 | 310 | observed |
| 2019 | 15 | 278 | observed |
| 2020 | 12 | 283 | observed |
| 2021 | 16 | 245 | observed |
| 2022 | 9 | 341 | observed |
| 2023 | 15 | 270 | observed |
| 2024 | 17 | 245 | observed |
| 2025 | 7 | 393 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Gaute” 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
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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
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.
