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“counsel” + “battle”
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Swedish
01 / Meaning & origin
Ragnhild is a feminine given name documented in Swedish, Danish, Finnish and 2 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Ragnhildr, from the components “counsel” + “battle”.
Meaning: “counsel” + “battle”
From Old Norse Ragnhildr, from Ragn- (“counsel”) + hildr (“battle”).
02 / Across borders
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United States, 1931: 5 girls (rank 4331).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1945–2025 Spelling: Ragnhild
Recorded category girls
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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 | 375 | 18 | observed |
| 1946 | 359 | 21 | observed |
| 1947 | 333 | 25 | observed |
| 1948 | 288 | 30 | observed |
| 1949 | 283 | 28 | observed |
| 1950 | 279 | 29 | observed |
| 1951 | 279 | 27 | observed |
| 1952 | 215 | 38 | observed |
| 1953 | 245 | 36 | observed |
| 1954 | 245 | 36 | observed |
| 1955 | 229 | 41 | observed |
| 1956 | 212 | 47 | observed |
| 1957 | 211 | 46 | observed |
| 1958 | 209 | 47 | observed |
| 1959 | 168 | 53 | observed |
| 1960 | 169 | 52 | observed |
| 1961 | 158 | 57 | observed |
| 1962 | 153 | 58 | observed |
| 1963 | 143 | 59 | observed |
| 1964 | 133 | 63 | observed |
| 1965 | 144 | 63 | observed |
| 1966 | 163 | 55 | observed |
| 1967 | 144 | 63 | observed |
| 1968 | 145 | 60 | observed |
| 1969 | 123 | 75 | observed |
| 1970 | 98 | 81 | observed |
| 1971 | 115 | 72 | observed |
| 1972 | 115 | 66 | observed |
| 1973 | 124 | 62 | observed |
| 1974 | 128 | 65 | observed |
| 1975 | 111 | 72 | observed |
| 1976 | 139 | 52 | observed |
| 1977 | 115 | 63 | observed |
| 1978 | 146 | 45 | observed |
| 1979 | 149 | 49 | observed |
| 1980 | 160 | 43 | observed |
| 1981 | 179 | 36 | observed |
| 1982 | 155 | 44 | observed |
| 1983 | 134 | 49 | observed |
| 1984 | 126 | 53 | observed |
| 1985 | 125 | 55 | observed |
| 1986 | 99 | 74 | observed |
| 1987 | 108 | 69 | observed |
| 1988 | 112 | 70 | observed |
| 1989 | 91 | 87 | observed |
| 1990 | 100 | 85 | observed |
| 1991 | 122 | 66 | observed |
| 1992 | 120 | 69 | observed |
| 1993 | 105 | 82 | observed |
| 1994 | 116 | 73 | observed |
| 1995 | 115 | 74 | observed |
| 1996 | 108 | 77 | observed |
| 1997 | 98 | 82 | observed |
| 1998 | 79 | 94 | observed |
| 1999 | 74 | 94 | observed |
| 2000 | 71 | 100 | observed |
| 2001 | 73 | 94 | observed |
| 2002 | 44 | 135 | observed |
| 2003 | 43 | 140 | observed |
| 2004 | 48 | 129 | observed |
| 2005 | 36 | 161 | observed |
| 2006 | 40 | 158 | observed |
| 2007 | 33 | 181 | observed |
| 2008 | 31 | 194 | observed |
| 2009 | 34 | 181 | observed |
| 2010 | 29 | 200 | observed |
| 2011 | 21 | 253 | observed |
| 2012 | 18 | 271 | observed |
| 2013 | 26 | 213 | observed |
| 2014 | 24 | 230 | observed |
| 2015 | 26 | 206 | observed |
| 2016 | 25 | 213 | observed |
| 2017 | 23 | 219 | observed |
| 2018 | 22 | 222 | observed |
| 2019 | 20 | 232 | observed |
| 2020 | 20 | 217 | observed |
| 2021 | 22 | 186 | observed |
| 2022 | 31 | 159 | observed |
| 2023 | 24 | 196 | observed |
| 2024 | 23 | 195 | observed |
| 2025 | 18 | 229 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Ragnhild” 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 princess; elder sister of King Harald V of Norway
Norwegian cross-country skier
Norwegian handball player
Danish swimmer (1920-2011)
Norwegian alpine 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
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · 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.
