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01 / Meaning & origin
Bjørg is a feminine given name documented in Danish, Faroese, Norwegian Nynorsk and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Bjǫrg, with the stated meaning “salvation”.
Meaning: “salvation”
From Old Norse Bjǫrg, from bjǫrg (“salvation”). Also a short form of compound names with the element. Cognate with Faroese Bjørg and Icelandic Björg.
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Norway, 2025: 8 girls (rank 364). Documented as a given name in Norwegian, Norwegian Nynorsk.
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: Bjørg
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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 | 678 | 6 | observed |
| 1946 | 786 | 6 | observed |
| 1947 | 704 | 6 | observed |
| 1948 | 649 | 7 | observed |
| 1949 | 590 | 7 | observed |
| 1950 | 548 | 7 | observed |
| 1951 | 490 | 9 | observed |
| 1952 | 486 | 10 | observed |
| 1953 | 458 | 11 | observed |
| 1954 | 463 | 12 | observed |
| 1955 | 395 | 12 | observed |
| 1956 | 385 | 12 | observed |
| 1957 | 305 | 23 | observed |
| 1958 | 327 | 21 | observed |
| 1959 | 316 | 23 | observed |
| 1960 | 240 | 35 | observed |
| 1961 | 223 | 38 | observed |
| 1962 | 202 | 43 | observed |
| 1963 | 182 | 52 | observed |
| 1964 | 157 | 57 | observed |
| 1965 | 147 | 62 | observed |
| 1966 | 146 | 62 | observed |
| 1967 | 93 | 84 | observed |
| 1968 | 77 | 93 | observed |
| 1969 | 95 | 86 | observed |
| 1970 | 63 | 107 | observed |
| 1971 | 71 | 100 | observed |
| 1972 | 47 | 134 | observed |
| 1973 | 46 | 136 | observed |
| 1974 | 46 | 142 | observed |
| 1975 | 42 | 142 | observed |
| 1976 | 30 | 173 | observed |
| 1977 | 30 | 180 | observed |
| 1978 | 43 | 144 | observed |
| 1979 | 35 | 162 | observed |
| 1980 | 32 | 169 | observed |
| 1981 | 38 | 157 | observed |
| 1982 | 30 | 185 | observed |
| 1983 | 22 | 222 | observed |
| 1984 | 24 | 209 | observed |
| 1985 | 13 | 340 | observed |
| 1986 | 13 | 344 | observed |
| 1987 | 22 | 238 | observed |
| 1988 | 11 | 382 | observed |
| 1989 | 14 | 329 | observed |
| 1990 | 13 | 344 | observed |
| 1991 | 9 | 421 | observed |
| 1992 | 8 | 456 | observed |
| 1993 | 9 | 407 | observed |
| 1994 | 5 | 555 | observed |
| 1995 | 7 | 473 | observed |
| 1996 | 7 | 466 | observed |
| 1997 | 6 | 489 | observed |
| 1998 | 9 | 390 | observed |
| 1999 | 9 | 387 | observed |
| 2000 | 11 | 344 | observed |
| 2001 | 4 | 565 | observed |
| 2002 | 4 | 589 | observed |
| 2003 | 7 | 442 | observed |
| 2004 | 6 | 465 | observed |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | 7 | 465 | observed |
| 2007 | 5 | 543 | observed |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | 5 | 506 | observed |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | 8 | 413 | observed |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 6 | 441 | observed |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | 5 | 427 | observed |
| 2022 | 4 | 467 | observed |
| 2023 | 4 | 489 | observed |
| 2024 | 7 | 385 | observed |
| 2025 | 8 | 364 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Bjørg” 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 2026-10-17.
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.
