Bjørn Forename

16,252nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 58,244 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bjørn Forename User-submission:

The name Björn means 'bear' in Swedish.

Bjørn Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway
100%
51,8981:994
Denmark-5,6801:995211
Netherlands
100%
2261:74,7884,372
Sweden
100%
1151:85,7213,859
Greenland-511:1,105240
Germany-481:2,014,12211,630
Faroe Islands
100%
411:1,198267
United States-311:11,694,741112,448
Estonia
100%
291:45,3582,735
England
100%
251:2,224,11727,299
Thailand-111:6,369,619106,118
Australia-61:2,276,27019,652
Canada-61:5,522,22952,759
France-61:11,078,39032,981
Switzerland-51:1,642,69915,939
China-51:273,211,15675,889
Belgium-41:2,872,51022,632
Spain-41:11,632,49119,317
Brazil-41:53,559,038368,334
Scotland-31:1,783,45514,297
Indonesia-21:128,981,8341,206,875
Pakistan-21:97,178,840228,758
South Africa-21:27,266,324304,698
Philippines-21:53,004,738452,678
Finland
67%
 
21:2,741,59219,235
Turkey-21:38,900,85464,839
Austria-21:4,257,10013,469
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Uganda-11:40,956,920131,348
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Zimbabwe-11:15,423,817113,731
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Hungary-11:9,791,7716,528
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Malaysia-11:30,449,940373,101
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Palau-11:21,711239
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800

The alternate forms: Bjrn (3) are calculated separately.

Bjørn (1,349) may also be a surname.

Bjørn Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Björn means 'bear' in Swedish.

- gepsukka

Bjørn Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bjrn963/
Bjørne9138/
Håbjørn832/
Biørn8033/
Bjzrn801/
Bjőrn801/
Bjërn801/
Bjærn801/
Bjrne801/
Bjren801/
Bjørryhn771/
Bajrin7311/
Bijrnd733/
Bijren732/
Bajren732/
Bojrin731/
Bejrin731/
Bijrin731/
Bajrne731/
Bjrhnc731/
Bern673,452/
Birn67459/
Byrn6762/
Bajrina672/
Bsrn672/
Bajhrin671/
Bärn671/
Bajreng671/
Bsren60201/
Bshrn601/
Bsrnn601/
Bzrng601/
Bshren552/
Bsryon551/

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