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“luck” + “stone”
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Øistein is a masculine given name documented in Norwegian Nynorsk and Norwegian. It is a form of Øystein, for which English Wiktionary gives the components “luck” + “stone”.
Meaning: “luck” + “stone”
Afkomstig van de Oudnoorse naam Eysteinn
02 / Across borders
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Norway, 1993: 6 boys (rank 491). Documented as a given name in Norwegian, Norwegian Nynorsk.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1945–2025 Spelling: Øistein
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 | 26 | 160 | observed |
| 1946 | 41 | 134 | observed |
| 1947 | 27 | 168 | observed |
| 1948 | 50 | 110 | observed |
| 1949 | 39 | 130 | observed |
| 1950 | 20 | 190 | observed |
| 1951 | 24 | 166 | observed |
| 1952 | 25 | 169 | observed |
| 1953 | 32 | 147 | observed |
| 1954 | 29 | 151 | observed |
| 1955 | 35 | 147 | observed |
| 1956 | 29 | 160 | observed |
| 1957 | 30 | 152 | observed |
| 1958 | 16 | 218 | observed |
| 1959 | 23 | 185 | observed |
| 1960 | 19 | 207 | observed |
| 1961 | 27 | 179 | observed |
| 1962 | 20 | 213 | observed |
| 1963 | 28 | 173 | observed |
| 1964 | 18 | 230 | observed |
| 1965 | 28 | 187 | observed |
| 1966 | 31 | 179 | observed |
| 1967 | 11 | 319 | observed |
| 1968 | 9 | 376 | observed |
| 1969 | 16 | 267 | observed |
| 1970 | 8 | 419 | observed |
| 1971 | 10 | 373 | observed |
| 1972 | 13 | 321 | observed |
| 1973 | 17 | 268 | observed |
| 1974 | 15 | 296 | observed |
| 1975 | 12 | 341 | observed |
| 1976 | 11 | 370 | observed |
| 1977 | 7 | 459 | observed |
| 1978 | 16 | 282 | observed |
| 1979 | 9 | 424 | observed |
| 1980 | 9 | 417 | observed |
| 1981 | 10 | 392 | observed |
| 1982 | 16 | 296 | observed |
| 1983 | 7 | 486 | observed |
| 1984 | 9 | 430 | observed |
| 1985 | 8 | 458 | observed |
| 1986 | 5 | 558 | observed |
| 1987 | 6 | 518 | observed |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | 4 | 608 | observed |
| 1990 | 5 | 552 | observed |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | 6 | 483 | observed |
| 1993 | 6 | 491 | observed |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Øistein” 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.
gymnast (1879–1947)
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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.
