boy's name
Bjorn
- Origin Dutch
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 6,824
the United States
#829
2025 births
Bjorn is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 298 babies in the United States, ranking #829. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Bjorn is a name of Dutch origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 331 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,125 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1925.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Bjorn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 28 |
| 1960s | 145 |
| 1970s | 397 |
| 1980s | 598 |
| 1990s | 403 |
| 2000s | 550 |
| 2010s | 1,229 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,895 |
How popular is Bjorn?
In 2025, Bjorn was given to 298 babies in the United States, ranking #829 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Bjorn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Bjorn is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Björn | Björn is Bjorn written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #1,451. | 343 |
Names that peaked alongside Bjorn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Bjorn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Bjorn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Bjorn in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Bjorn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Bjorn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Bjorn
How popular is the name Bjorn?
In 2025, Bjorn was given to 298 babies in the United States, ranking #829 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Bjorn a girl's or a boy's name?
Bjorn is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Bjorn?
Bjorn has 1 syllable.
When was Bjorn most popular?
Bjorn peaked in 2024, when 331 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Bjorn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Bjorn currently ranks #557 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.