How Many People Are Named Bjorn?
An estimated 4,825 people in the United States have the first name Bjorn. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Bjorn peaked in popularity in 2024 with 330 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bjorn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bjorn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,825
About 1 in 71,037 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2024
330 births
Total Registered
4,951
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bjorn
Bjorn is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,951 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bjorn as a male name
Ranked #767 in 2024
330 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (330 births)
Bjorn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bjorn span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 1,592 babies were registered. Bjorn remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Bjorn by Decade
How has Bjorn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bjorn by State
Birth registrations for Bjorn span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, California, Washington. The lowest are in Nevada, New Jersey, New Hampshire. On average, about 80 Bjorns were registered per state.
Bjorn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bjorn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bjorn
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bjorn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bjorn?
We estimate approximately 4,825 people named Bjorn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 71,037 Americans share this first name.
Is Bjorn a common name?
Bjorn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,951 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bjorn most popular?
Bjorn reached peak popularity in 2024, when 330 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bjorn is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bjorn a male name?
Bjorn is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bjorn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bjorn Smith, Bjorn Johnson, Bjorn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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