Bjorn
Boy name · #831 in 2025 · Rare
Bjorn ranks #831 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 298 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1599, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 6,040 boys born in 2025 was named Bjorn.
The 100-year story
Bjorn first appears in the Social Security records in 1925, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 331 babies and a rank of #766. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Bjorn per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Bjorn in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Bjorn is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Bjorn will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Bjorn is most common
Geography matters for names, and Bjorn is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Bjorn is most common in MN (0.9 per 1,000), OR (0.7 per 1,000), CO (0.6 per 1,000), WA (0.5 per 1,000), WI (0.4 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Bjorn is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Bjorn
Statistically, parents drawn to Bjorn tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Boden, Barron, Aspen, Brixton, and Arden.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Bjorn | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 298 | #829 |
| 2024 | 331 | #766 |
| 2023 | 314 | #795 |
| 2022 | 323 | #782 |
| 2021 | 327 | #765 |
| 2020 | 302 | #777 |
| 2019 | 254 | #868 |
| 2018 | 251 | #870 |
| 2017 | 220 | #947 |
| 2016 | 153 | #1221 |
| 2015 | 100 | #1599 |
| 2014 | 63 | #2154 |
| 2013 | 51 | #2424 |
| 2012 | 35 | #3179 |
| 2011 | 49 | #2504 |
| 2010 | 53 | #2375 |
| 2009 | 42 | #2847 |
| 2008 | 51 | #2467 |
| 2007 | 65 | #2094 |
| 2006 | 55 | #2285 |
| 2005 | 59 | #2081 |
| 2004 | 68 | #1815 |
| 2003 | 42 | #2470 |
| 2002 | 48 | #2195 |
| 2001 | 65 | #1743 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Bjorn a popular boy name?
Bjorn ranked #831 among boys in 2025 with 298 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1599.
When was the name Bjorn most popular?
Bjorn peaked in 2024, when 331 American boys received the name (ranked #766 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Bjorn?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 6,040 newborn American boys was named Bjorn. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.