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A name. A world of connections.
Old Norse roots
[ˈstʏrtla] · Icelandic
01 / Meaning & origin
Sturla is a masculine given name documented in English, French, Danish and 2 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Sturla.
Inherited from Old Norse Sturla, probably originally a nickname. Related to sturla (“to disturb, drive crazy”).
02 / Across borders
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15
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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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Documented as a given name in English.
Explore United States4 of 15 countries
03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1945–2025 Spelling: Sturla
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 | 7 | 292 | observed |
| 1946 | 8 | 292 | observed |
| 1947 | 9 | 278 | observed |
| 1948 | 16 | 205 | observed |
| 1949 | 12 | 238 | observed |
| 1950 | 12 | 235 | observed |
| 1951 | 15 | 217 | observed |
| 1952 | 10 | 259 | observed |
| 1953 | 9 | 273 | observed |
| 1954 | 9 | 274 | observed |
| 1955 | 10 | 267 | observed |
| 1956 | 9 | 293 | observed |
| 1957 | 7 | 341 | observed |
| 1958 | 10 | 284 | observed |
| 1959 | 11 | 277 | observed |
| 1960 | 14 | 252 | observed |
| 1961 | 12 | 274 | observed |
| 1962 | 11 | 296 | observed |
| 1963 | 8 | 355 | observed |
| 1964 | 14 | 264 | observed |
| 1965 | 8 | 366 | observed |
| 1966 | 11 | 324 | observed |
| 1967 | 14 | 272 | observed |
| 1968 | 11 | 330 | observed |
| 1969 | 17 | 257 | observed |
| 1970 | 14 | 297 | observed |
| 1971 | 19 | 251 | observed |
| 1972 | 14 | 307 | observed |
| 1973 | 12 | 337 | observed |
| 1974 | 11 | 366 | observed |
| 1975 | 12 | 341 | observed |
| 1976 | 12 | 351 | observed |
| 1977 | 14 | 301 | observed |
| 1978 | 23 | 230 | observed |
| 1979 | 10 | 402 | observed |
| 1980 | 17 | 284 | observed |
| 1981 | 12 | 340 | observed |
| 1982 | 9 | 427 | observed |
| 1983 | 9 | 431 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | 6 | 525 | observed |
| 1986 | 9 | 428 | observed |
| 1987 | 8 | 459 | observed |
| 1988 | 9 | 439 | observed |
| 1989 | 5 | 567 | observed |
| 1990 | 6 | 517 | observed |
| 1991 | 5 | 554 | observed |
| 1992 | 14 | 316 | observed |
| 1993 | 5 | 525 | observed |
| 1994 | 10 | 359 | observed |
| 1995 | 8 | 408 | observed |
| 1996 | 15 | 281 | observed |
| 1997 | 10 | 354 | observed |
| 1998 | 7 | 419 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | 7 | 411 | observed |
| 2001 | 6 | 441 | observed |
| 2002 | 7 | 394 | observed |
| 2003 | 4 | 517 | observed |
| 2004 | 6 | 432 | observed |
| 2005 | 4 | 516 | observed |
| 2006 | 8 | 385 | observed |
| 2007 | 8 | 403 | observed |
| 2008 | 10 | 374 | observed |
| 2009 | 7 | 445 | observed |
| 2010 | 7 | 441 | observed |
| 2011 | 5 | 481 | observed |
| 2012 | 4 | 533 | observed |
| 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 “Sturla” 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 biathlete
Icelandic writer and lawspeaker (1214-1284)
Icelandic handball player
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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.
