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Bjørn

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What official birth registration shows about Bjørn: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Bjørn: Recorded every year since 1945, it reached #2 in 1952, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

Norway · Boys

Falling

among boys in Norway · 1945–2025

Norway · Boys rank from 1945 to 2025, ranging from #2 to #158.195519691983199720112025#2#158
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
Norway · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1945#3
1946#3
1947#3
1948#3
1949#4
1950#3
1951#3
1952#2
1953#3
1954#3
1955#3
1956#3
1957#3
1958#3
1959#3
1960#2
1961#3
1962#3
1963#3
1964#2
1965#2
1966#2
1967#2
1968#2
1969#3
1970#4
1971#4
1972#4
1973#7
1974#7
1975#7
1976#8
1977#6
1978#5
1979#7
1980#10
1981#9
1982#11
1983#14
1984#18
1985#21
1986#21
1987#25
1988#27
1989#39
1990#35
1991#37
1992#45
1993#41
1994#51
1995#56
1996#47
1997#54
1998#62
1999#73
2000#74
2001#75
2002#88
2003#109
2004#95
2005#127
2006#130
2007#117
2008#121
2009#128
2010#113
2011#142
2012#130
2013#111
2014#129
2015#158
2016#117
2017#127
2018#108
2019#87
2020#113
2021#97
2022#93
2023#82
2024#86
2025#56

VerifiedSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

What the data shows

FallingNorway · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in every year from 1945 to 2025.

Official data for Norway, 1945–2025 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #3 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #56 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #2 in Norway in 1968.

Bjørn's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025Norwaymale#56119HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#8679HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#8287HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#9371HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#9763HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#11348HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#8781HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#10861HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#12753HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#11762HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#15838HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#12955HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#11166HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#13055HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#14248HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#11369HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#12858HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#12163HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#11767HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#13058HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#12754HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#9579HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#10963HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#8880HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#7588HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#74102HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#73109HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#62121HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#54149HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#47166HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#56142HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#51156HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#41181HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#45193HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#37214HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#35226HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#39213HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#27257HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#25247HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#21277HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#21269HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#18324HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#14358HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#11387HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#9416HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#10358HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#7423HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#5463HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#6461HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#8454HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#7517HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#7542HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#7587HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4693HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#4736HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4794HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#3874HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#21,025HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#21,043HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#21,070HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#21,070HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#21,055HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#3968HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#3960HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#3927HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#2952HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#3978HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#3980HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#3932HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3938HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#3998HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#3866HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#3971HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#2999HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#3917HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#3939HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#4994HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#31,073HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#31,066HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#31,101HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#31,013HighVerified
  • Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

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What is known about Bjørn

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #2 in Norway in 1968. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.