Bjarne
Bjarne is a Nordic male name, a variant of Bjorn, and can refer to the following people:Bjarne Andersson, a cross-country skier Bjarne Berg-Sæther, a Norwegian politician Bjarne Berntsen, a Norwegian football coach and former player Bjarne Brøndbo, a rock singer Bjarne Brustad, a violinist B. S.
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Bjarne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bjarne is a Nordic male name, a variant of Bjorn, and can refer to the following people:Bjarne Andersson, a cross-country skier Bjarne Berg-Sæther, a Norwegian politician Bjarne Berntsen, a Norwegian football coach and former player Bjarne Brøndbo, a rock singer Bjarne Brustad, a violinist B. S.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Swedish
The Story of Bjarne
The earliest SSA record of Bjarne as a baby boy name dates back to 1914, when 7 babies received it. 1916 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Bjarne — #2,389 in the national rankings. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 73% of all recorded Bjarnes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1927 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 55 Bjarnes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Bjarne
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About the name Bjarne
Bjarne is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 55 births in the dataset. Bjarne's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #2,389. Use the chart and map above to compare Bjarne'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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