Björn

Meaning and origin of Björn

Popularity of Björn in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2021.
• Over recent years, Björn has been rising (+6.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Björn every 72 schools.

Björn in English-speaking countries

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  307^th boys’ name55 babies in 3 years1 boy in 895

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  647^th boys’ name169 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,890+10.6% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  803^rd boys’ name943 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,452+3.9% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  728^th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,362

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,861^st boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 28,324

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Björn and Bjorn are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Bjorn45

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Björn

• Finn
• Sven
• Niels
• Odin
• Erik
• Nils
• Baudouin
• Viggo
• Gustavo
• Soren
• Aksel
• Blaise