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“luck” + “stone”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Øystein is a masculine given name documented in French, Danish, Norwegian Nynorsk and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Øysteinn, from the components “luck” + “stone”.
Meaning: “luck” + “stone”
From Old Norse Øysteinn, Eysteinn, from ey (“luck”) + steinn (“stone”). Cognate with Faroese Oystein, Icelandic Eysteinn, Swedish Östen, and Danish Østen.
02 / Across borders
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1 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
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1945–2025 Spelling: Øystein
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 | 133 | 57 | observed |
| 1946 | 156 | 57 | observed |
| 1947 | 177 | 48 | observed |
| 1948 | 195 | 42 | observed |
| 1949 | 183 | 46 | observed |
| 1950 | 178 | 43 | observed |
| 1951 | 160 | 50 | observed |
| 1952 | 186 | 43 | observed |
| 1953 | 182 | 44 | observed |
| 1954 | 185 | 44 | observed |
| 1955 | 202 | 44 | observed |
| 1956 | 173 | 49 | observed |
| 1957 | 185 | 44 | observed |
| 1958 | 183 | 47 | observed |
| 1959 | 190 | 46 | observed |
| 1960 | 180 | 46 | observed |
| 1961 | 193 | 43 | observed |
| 1962 | 213 | 41 | observed |
| 1963 | 198 | 43 | observed |
| 1964 | 213 | 44 | observed |
| 1965 | 218 | 44 | observed |
| 1966 | 234 | 42 | observed |
| 1967 | 229 | 42 | observed |
| 1968 | 231 | 43 | observed |
| 1969 | 224 | 45 | observed |
| 1970 | 285 | 35 | observed |
| 1971 | 297 | 33 | observed |
| 1972 | 278 | 37 | observed |
| 1973 | 264 | 37 | observed |
| 1974 | 279 | 32 | observed |
| 1975 | 241 | 33 | observed |
| 1976 | 222 | 33 | observed |
| 1977 | 228 | 29 | observed |
| 1978 | 249 | 28 | observed |
| 1979 | 222 | 33 | observed |
| 1980 | 274 | 27 | observed |
| 1981 | 297 | 18 | observed |
| 1982 | 258 | 25 | observed |
| 1983 | 217 | 30 | observed |
| 1984 | 212 | 30 | observed |
| 1985 | 195 | 37 | observed |
| 1986 | 210 | 34 | observed |
| 1987 | 194 | 37 | observed |
| 1988 | 168 | 49 | observed |
| 1989 | 154 | 57 | observed |
| 1990 | 141 | 61 | observed |
| 1991 | 151 | 58 | observed |
| 1992 | 138 | 60 | observed |
| 1993 | 140 | 59 | observed |
| 1994 | 109 | 72 | observed |
| 1995 | 106 | 79 | observed |
| 1996 | 109 | 76 | observed |
| 1997 | 63 | 117 | observed |
| 1998 | 66 | 110 | observed |
| 1999 | 64 | 111 | observed |
| 2000 | 52 | 135 | observed |
| 2001 | 48 | 135 | observed |
| 2002 | 24 | 207 | observed |
| 2003 | 27 | 194 | observed |
| 2004 | 23 | 210 | observed |
| 2005 | 28 | 191 | observed |
| 2006 | 19 | 242 | observed |
| 2007 | 18 | 260 | observed |
| 2008 | 18 | 255 | observed |
| 2009 | 9 | 392 | observed |
| 2010 | 15 | 294 | observed |
| 2011 | 11 | 341 | observed |
| 2012 | 17 | 271 | observed |
| 2013 | 9 | 384 | observed |
| 2014 | 8 | 405 | observed |
| 2015 | 12 | 331 | observed |
| 2016 | 10 | 362 | observed |
| 2017 | 11 | 336 | observed |
| 2018 | 10 | 339 | observed |
| 2019 | 11 | 329 | observed |
| 2020 | 5 | 416 | observed |
| 2021 | 16 | 245 | observed |
| 2022 | 6 | 400 | observed |
| 2023 | 6 | 424 | observed |
| 2024 | 7 | 391 | observed |
| 2025 | 4 | 483 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Øystein” 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 mathematician (1899–1968)
Norwegian cross-country skier
Norwegian freestyle skier
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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.
