Beorn
Beorn is a character created by J. R. R. Tolkien as part of his Middle-earth legendarium. He appears in The Hobbit as a "skin-changer", a man who could assume the form of a great black bear.
Meaning & Origin of Beorn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Beorn is a character created by J. R. R. Tolkien as part of his Middle-earth legendarium. He appears in The Hobbit as a "skin-changer", a man who could assume the form of a great black bear.
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The Story of Beorn
Beorn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2015, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 10 Beorns were born — ranking #7,543 that year. As of 2026, Beorn ranks #9,864 for baby boys with 7 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 80 Beorns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Beorn
Beorn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 80 births in the dataset. Beorn's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #7,543. Use the chart and map above to compare Beorn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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