Bjorn

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Bjorn is ranked 767th among boys in 2024 (330 births). Its best rank was 766th, in 2021.

Rank in 2024: #767up 31 from 2023
Births in 2024: 3300.02% of boys
Peak year: 2024330 births
Best rank: #766in 2021
Since 1925: 4,951people given the name

Babies named Bjorn, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

4,951 boys have been named Bjorn in the United States since 1925, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 330 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2015, and the 2020s alone account for 32%. It has spent 10 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Bjorn
1920s	5
1940s	5
1950s	28
1960s	144
1970s	397
1980s	598
1990s	403
2000s	550
2010s	1,229
2020s	1,592

In 2024, its biggest year

Bjorn was the 767th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Bjorn

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.