Boy · Old Norse
Hjalmar
Say it: YAHL-mar
Meaning
From Old Norse hjalmr 'helmet' and herr 'army, warrior'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Revived in 19th-century Sweden from the legendary hero Hjálmarr and popular again recently.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 115 babies given this name since 1889
- At its height in 1889, about 1 in 18,400 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- The Viking and Anglo-Saxon Age700 to 1100
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Old Norse | Hjálmarr |
|---|---|
| Finnish | Jalmari |
Famous bearers
- Hjalmar Branting, Swedish prime minister
- Hjalmar Söderberg, Swedish writer
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Where this comes from
- The Icelandic sagas and other Old Norse literature
- Well-known works of literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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