Bjorn
Meaning
bear (Norwegian; tennis champion Björn Borg helped popularize it abroad)
Also written Bjørn.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Bjorn peaked in the 2020s.
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Popularity in Brazil
85 people · the #46,211 first name in Brazil · median age 2
The census also counted 54 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Bjorn
Most people given the name Bjorn in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Bjorn deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Bjorn truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Bjorn fits with your family’s names and surname.
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