Trond
Trond is a Norwegian male given name. The base of the name, Tron'r, is Old Norse and means "to grow and thrive" (þroásk). 17785 people in Norway have Trond as their first name, making it the 23rd most used name (2008). The name is connected to one of the largest subgroups of Norwegians, the Trønders of Trøndelag, but also in connection with people from Trondheim.
- Norwegian
Meaning & Origin of Trond
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Trond is a Norwegian male given name. The base of the name, Tron'r, is Old Norse and means "to grow and thrive" (þroásk). 17785 people in Norway have Trond as their first name, making it the 23rd most used name (2008). The name is connected to one of the largest subgroups of Norwegians, the Trønders of Trøndelag, but also in connection with people from Trondheim.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Norwegian
The Story of Trond
The earliest SSA record of Trond as a baby boy name dates back to 1964, when 5 babies received it. 1964 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Trond — #4,037 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Trond on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Trond last appeared in the published SSA data in 1984, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Trond
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Trond Abrahamsen (born 1960), Norwegian ice hockey player
- Trond Amundsen (born 1957), Norwegian biologist
- Trond Amundsen (born 1971), Norwegian football coach
- Trond Andersen (born 1975), Norwegian footballer
- Trond Andresen (born 1947), Norwegian engineer and political activist
- Trond Fausa Aurvåg (born 1972), Norwegian actor
- Trond Barthel (born 1970), Norwegian pole vaulter
- Trond Berg (born 1934), Norwegian cell physiologist
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Names that sound like Trond
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About the name Trond
Trond is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Trond's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #4,037. Use the chart and map above to compare Trond'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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