Boy name Danish origin Pagan;Secular tradition

Bjarne

BYAR-neh · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
bear
Language
Danish
Culture
Old Norse
Religion
Pagan;Secular
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · Danish
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Popularity over time

1927 rank#4267
1927 births5
Peak year1916
First appeared1914
Total US births55
1916 peak19141917192119241927
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Bjarni
Alternate spellings
Bjarne
In other languages
Bjorn (Swedish)Bjarni (Icelandic)

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