Bjorn Forename

32,244th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 24,772 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

Bjorn Forename User-submission:

The name Björn means 'bear' in Swedish.

Bjorn Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands
100%
7,1251:2,372461
Belgium
100%
5,8871:1,952441
United States
100%
3,3241:109,0664,703
South Africa
99%
 
9211:59,2105,767
Norway
100%
7281:7,050728
England
100%
6811:81,6493,286
Sweden
100%
6621:14,8911,149
Philippines
99%
 
5191:204,2579,019
Thailand
100%
5041:139,01910,450
Canada
100%
4551:72,8214,205
Germany
100%
4191:230,7353,392
Saudi Arabia-4081:75,5218,273
Poland
100%
3301:115,2342,410
Suriname
100%
2471:2,238528
Brazil
100%
2241:956,41125,474
Namibia-2201:10,9281,290
Malta-1701:2,526443
Australia-1691:80,8143,203
Spain
100%
1531:304,1175,010
New Zealand-1311:34,6262,185
Iceland
100%
1231:2,976441
France
100%
1011:658,1226,237
Japan-991:1,292,78816,644
Albania
98%
 
961:31,7353,441
Denmark-911:62,0822,175
Dominican Republic-861:121,2945,870
Switzerland
100%
641:128,3363,636
Scotland
100%
551:97,2792,334
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
511:26,6942,926
China-471:29,065,01760,971
India
100%
471:25,848,467558,660
Portugal-461:226,3234,580
Estonia
100%
401:32,8842,271
Singapore
100%
341:184,9138,359
Malaysia
100%
321:951,56134,118
Qatar
100%
311:76,4399,122
Ireland
100%
251:185,7413,671
Chile
100%
251:704,2887,407
Ecuador-221:805,7696,913
Greece
100%
221:497,0256,710
Italy
100%
221:2,775,55017,247
United Arab Emirates-211:340,57116,465
Mexico
100%
191:6,533,91723,538
Jamaica-171:169,6026,000
Luxembourg-171:33,1791,596
Russia
100%
161:9,014,60635,676
Israel
100%
151:560,19510,411
Wales
100%
151:206,2873,673
Indonesia-131:19,843,359506,931
Hong Kong-101:775,2725,181
Kenya-101:4,630,71125,538
Curaçao-81:19,475726
Saint Kitts and Nevis-81:6,8581,062
Slovenia
100%
81:307,3454,581
Finland
100%
71:783,3127,794
Guyana-71:109,0378,020
South Korea-71:792,06015,859
Austria
100%
61:1,419,0348,656
Nigeria-61:29,594,060217,150
Zambia-61:2,642,46623,928
Cape Verde-51:105,8303,482
Taiwan
100%
51:4,753,93676,486
Venezuela
100%
51:6,040,37977,223
Brunei-41:104,8921,566
Croatia-41:1,054,2699,352
Cyprus-41:217,7693,299
Egypt-41:22,975,23627,891
Laos-41:1,646,714900
Pakistan
100%
41:48,589,420158,924
Panama-41:976,63921,104
Turkey-41:19,450,42745,600
Vietnam-41:23,155,7785,302
Argentina
100%
31:14,257,74823,489
Costa Rica
100%
31:1,589,31614,648
Monaco-31:12,8221,634
Ukraine-31:15,166,63617,541
Lebanon
100%
21:2,813,78613,895
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
21:55,7904,636
Tanzania-21:26,394,16073,301
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
Northern Ireland
100%
11:1,843,1463,737
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
Falkland Islands-11:3,142392
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Hungary-11:9,791,7716,528
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Kosovo-11:1,861,44022,170
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Slovakia
100%
11:5,310,0639,949
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731

The alternate forms: Bjõrn (2), Bjôrn (2), Bjòrn (2) & Bjórn (1) are calculated separately.

Bjorn (1,013) may also be a surname.

Bjorn Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Björn means 'bear' in Swedish.

- gepsukka

Bjorn Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjõrn932/
Bjôrn932/
Bjòrn932/
Bjórn931/
Bjoern913,432/
Bjorne9138/
Bijorn9128/
Bjourn9120/
Bejorn9116/
B'Jorn917/
Bojorn915/
Bjornn915/
Bjoren914/
Bjoirn912/
Bjiorn912/
Bhjorn912/
Bajorn912/
Bj'orn911/
Bujorn911/
Bjhorn911/
Bjornd911/
Bjorin911/
Bjorina833/
Bejourn832/
Bjourne832/
Bijorne832/
Bjorgin831/
Beejorn831/
Bjornne831/
B'Jhorn831/
B'Journ831/
Byorn8046/
Biorn8042/
Beorn8038/
Bjarn8016/
Bjãrn809/
Vjorn809/
Bjurn803/
Bijhorin771/
Beejourn771/
Bjarne7333,621/
Bioren7320/
Beyorn736/
Vijorn735/
Pjorin735/
Beorne733/
Vjorne732/
Vejorn732/
Behorn732/
Bjarin732/
Beoren732/
Beorin732/
Biorne732/
Biorin732/
Vjorin731/
Bioryn731/
Baiorn731/
Beorng731/
Bjaarn731/
Byorne731/
Bijurn731/
Beaujourn711/
Biorina678/
Bjarina677/
Beorina675/
Bujurin674/
Bijarin673/
Boyearn672/
Bejurin672/
Bioring672/
Bijurin671/
Boyuren671/
Bijaren671/
Beyorin671/
Biouren671/
Bjarnne671/
Baihorn671/
Vijorin671/
Beyoren671/
Beehorn671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bjorn