Boy name Old Norse origin Christian tradition

Bjorn

BYORN · 5 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Bear
Language
Old Norse
Culture
Scandinavian
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
animal · strength
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#767
2024 births330
Peak year2024
First appeared1925
Total US births4,951
2024 peak19251950197519992024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
BjørnBjörn
In other languages
Bjørn (Norwegian/Danish)Björn (Swedish)Bjorn (English)

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Notable people named Bjorn

Bjorn Borg
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Bjorn Ironside (Viking historical)