Bjorn

male

"Bear"

A traditional Scandinavian name, it derives from Old Norse vocabulary for bear and appears frequently in historical sagas and records.

Popularity History of Bjorn

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#767Top 1000

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#767

Bjorn was nationally ranked in 2024.

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better than 2023

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, latest release 2024. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

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OriginOld Norse

Syllables1

Length5 letters

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