Old Norse origin
Source-reportedFrom Old Norse Bárðr.
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- Wiktionary: BårdCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: BårdCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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Language contexts for this entry: Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian
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/bɔːr/ · Norwegian Nynorsk
01 / Meaning & origin
Bård is a masculine given name documented in Norwegian Nynorsk and Norwegian. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Bárðr.
From Old Norse Bárðr.
02 / Across borders
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Norway, 2023: 4 boys (rank 496). Documented as a given name in Norwegian, Norwegian Nynorsk.
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: Bård
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Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 39 | 127 | observed |
| 1946 | 29 | 164 | observed |
| 1947 | 34 | 150 | observed |
| 1948 | 32 | 152 | observed |
| 1949 | 25 | 170 | observed |
| 1950 | 37 | 136 | observed |
| 1951 | 31 | 148 | observed |
| 1952 | 30 | 157 | observed |
| 1953 | 29 | 160 | observed |
| 1954 | 41 | 127 | observed |
| 1955 | 56 | 108 | observed |
| 1956 | 45 | 127 | observed |
| 1957 | 49 | 117 | observed |
| 1958 | 86 | 87 | observed |
| 1959 | 74 | 93 | observed |
| 1960 | 83 | 87 | observed |
| 1961 | 75 | 95 | observed |
| 1962 | 106 | 73 | observed |
| 1963 | 94 | 81 | observed |
| 1964 | 108 | 76 | observed |
| 1965 | 123 | 70 | observed |
| 1966 | 138 | 63 | observed |
| 1967 | 139 | 62 | observed |
| 1968 | 123 | 73 | observed |
| 1969 | 125 | 74 | observed |
| 1970 | 132 | 65 | observed |
| 1971 | 122 | 72 | observed |
| 1972 | 133 | 67 | observed |
| 1973 | 121 | 71 | observed |
| 1974 | 109 | 78 | observed |
| 1975 | 101 | 84 | observed |
| 1976 | 102 | 77 | observed |
| 1977 | 82 | 94 | observed |
| 1978 | 81 | 97 | observed |
| 1979 | 86 | 92 | observed |
| 1980 | 80 | 103 | observed |
| 1981 | 63 | 121 | observed |
| 1982 | 49 | 149 | observed |
| 1983 | 59 | 130 | observed |
| 1984 | 55 | 132 | observed |
| 1985 | 50 | 147 | observed |
| 1986 | 56 | 137 | observed |
| 1987 | 53 | 139 | observed |
| 1988 | 55 | 143 | observed |
| 1989 | 49 | 146 | observed |
| 1990 | 53 | 146 | observed |
| 1991 | 33 | 194 | observed |
| 1992 | 34 | 189 | observed |
| 1993 | 46 | 145 | observed |
| 1994 | 36 | 176 | observed |
| 1995 | 34 | 179 | observed |
| 1996 | 27 | 204 | observed |
| 1997 | 24 | 218 | observed |
| 1998 | 23 | 224 | observed |
| 1999 | 18 | 245 | observed |
| 2000 | 18 | 256 | observed |
| 2001 | 23 | 221 | observed |
| 2002 | 13 | 284 | observed |
| 2003 | 13 | 286 | observed |
| 2004 | 9 | 346 | observed |
| 2005 | 12 | 297 | observed |
| 2006 | 8 | 385 | observed |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | 4 | 534 | observed |
| 2010 | 7 | 441 | observed |
| 2011 | 5 | 481 | observed |
| 2012 | 5 | 492 | observed |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | 4 | 511 | observed |
| 2017 | 5 | 463 | observed |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | 4 | 443 | observed |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | 4 | 496 | observed |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Bård” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
