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Bjorn

Boy's name · #829 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Bjorn is near its high-water mark: it reached #766 in 2021 and still ranked #829 in 2025. About 5,300 boys have carried it since 1925.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#22 in Sweden (2025) · #438 in New Zealand (2025) · #474 in Austria (2025) · #509 in Netherlands (2025) · #556 in England & Wales (2025) · #631 in Switzerland (2025) · #727 in Italy (2024) · #748 in Poland (2025) · #829 in Ireland (2025) · #1,049 in Canada (2025) · #1,350 in Belgium (2025) · #1,480 in France (2025) and 3 more.

Famous Bjorns

• Björn Borg — Swedish tennis player (born 1956)
• Björn Ulvaeus — Swedish musician; member of ABBA (born 1945)
• Bjørn Dæhlie — Norwegian cross-country skier (born 1967)
• Björn Kuipers — Dutch football referee (born 1973)
• Björn Andrésen — Swedish actor and musician (1955–2025)
• Bjørn Lomborg — Danish environmental economy author noted for his controversial views about climate change and resource scarcity (born 1965)
• Björn Ferry — Swedish biathlete (born 1978)

In stories & tradition

• Björn Ironside — Legendary king of Sweden
• Bjørn Beltø — Sirkelens ende (Norwegian-language novel)
• Björn Bear^sv — Björn Bear (TV series)

What Bjorns become

Among 2,437 notable people named Bjorn:

Medical professionals appear 1.74× more often than among typical names — e.g. Björn Floderus, Swedish physician and botanist (1867–1941).

Similar names: Huxley · Waylen · Thorin · Henrik · Zeppelin · Rylen

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