Name search

Statistics Norway
Here you can search for first names and surnames and find out how many in Norway who has the name and how it has been used over time.

Change of name

Norwegian Tax Administration
You can change your first name, middle name and last name. Note that the middle name is not a first name. Names which can be used as a surname, may also be taken as a middle name.

Approve or reject the child's name

Norwegian Tax Administration
If you are a father or co-mother and share custody with the mother, you must approve the name choice mother has reported. You do this online. 

Report the name of your child

Norwegian Tax Administration
When the Tax Administration has sent you a request to select a name for your baby, you can report it online. This only applies to first-time name choice.

Child maintenance calculator

Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service (NAV)
If possible, parents should agree privately on child maintenance payments. However, guidance on how much child maintenance should be paid is available via an online calculator from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service (NAV). (In Norwegian only)