Boy · Old Norse
Bjørn
Say it: BYURN
Meaning
From Old Norse bjǫrn 'bear'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
One of the most common Viking-age names on runestones and in continuous use since.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 3,647 babies given this name since 1925
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 5,800 boys
- 296 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Viking and Anglo-Saxon Age700 to 1100
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Bjorn
| Old Norse | Bjǫrn |
|---|---|
| Swedish | Björn |
| Icelandic | Björn |
Famous bearers
- Björn Ironside, legendary Viking king
- Björn Borg, Swedish tennis champion
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Where this comes from
- Viking Age runestone inscriptions
- The Icelandic sagas and other Old Norse literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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