The Name Game

Statistics Norway revealed its annual list of most popular names for newborn babies born in Norway. Nora and Lucas topped the list in 2012. Here’s a look at the 2013 list.

Top 10 boys’ names in Norway 2013:
1. Filip
2. William
3. Lucas
4. Mathias
5. Jacob
6. Oscar
7. Oliver
8. Alexander
9. Magnus
10. Isaac

Top 10 girls’ names in Norway 2013:
1. Emma
2. Sarah
3. Sophie
4. Ingrid
5. Nora
6. Maja
7. Linnea
8. Thea
9. Sophia
10. Emilie

Anya Britzius is associate managing editor of Viking magazine. She lives in Minneapolis, Minn., and enjoys baking, reading and keeping up on modern Norwegian trends.