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Bjorn

“Bear” — Scandinavian origin

Boy's name · #829 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Bjorn is near its high-water mark: it reached #766 in 2021 and still ranked #829 in 2025. About 5,300 boys have carried it since 1925.

Around the world: #22 in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Bjorns

• Björn Borg — Swedish tennis player (born 1956)
• Björn Ulvaeus — Swedish musician; member of ABBA
• Bjørn Dæhlie — Norwegian cross-country skier and businessman
• Björn Kuipers — Dutch football referee
• Björn Andrésen — Swedish actor and musician (1955–2025)

In stories & tradition

• Björn Ironside — Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks
• Bjørn Beltø — literary character
• Björn Bear — Björn Bear

What Bjorns become

Among 2,437 notable people named Bjorn:

Medical professionals appear 1.74× more often than among typical names — e.g. Björn Floderus, Swedish physician and botanist (1867–1941).

Similar names: Huxley · Waylen · Thorin · Boden · Henrik · Zeppelin

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