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A name. A world of connections.
A given name in Danish, Faroese and 2 more
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Brynjar is a masculine given name documented in Danish, Faroese, Icelandic and 1 other language.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2022: 5 boys (rank 12330).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1945–2025 Spelling: Brynjar
Recorded category boys
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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 | 8 | 278 | observed |
| 1946 | 13 | 232 | observed |
| 1947 | 7 | 309 | observed |
| 1948 | 7 | 304 | observed |
| 1949 | 5 | 344 | observed |
| 1950 | 10 | 257 | observed |
| 1951 | 12 | 242 | observed |
| 1952 | 8 | 291 | observed |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | 13 | 233 | observed |
| 1955 | 7 | 321 | observed |
| 1956 | 4 | 415 | observed |
| 1957 | 8 | 312 | observed |
| 1958 | 9 | 304 | observed |
| 1959 | 10 | 296 | observed |
| 1960 | 13 | 259 | observed |
| 1961 | 8 | 339 | observed |
| 1962 | 7 | 371 | observed |
| 1963 | 5 | 459 | observed |
| 1964 | 9 | 353 | observed |
| 1965 | 10 | 328 | observed |
| 1966 | 12 | 309 | observed |
| 1967 | 6 | 450 | observed |
| 1968 | 9 | 376 | observed |
| 1969 | 13 | 308 | observed |
| 1970 | 7 | 439 | observed |
| 1971 | 11 | 352 | observed |
| 1972 | 14 | 307 | observed |
| 1973 | 16 | 279 | observed |
| 1974 | 11 | 366 | observed |
| 1975 | 17 | 269 | observed |
| 1976 | 4 | 576 | observed |
| 1977 | 10 | 387 | observed |
| 1978 | 9 | 409 | observed |
| 1979 | 8 | 452 | observed |
| 1980 | 7 | 487 | observed |
| 1981 | 13 | 323 | observed |
| 1982 | 7 | 481 | observed |
| 1983 | 9 | 431 | observed |
| 1984 | 9 | 430 | observed |
| 1985 | 4 | 609 | observed |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | 8 | 459 | observed |
| 1988 | 6 | 533 | observed |
| 1989 | 9 | 418 | observed |
| 1990 | 13 | 337 | observed |
| 1991 | 8 | 437 | observed |
| 1992 | 18 | 270 | observed |
| 1993 | 8 | 412 | observed |
| 1994 | 15 | 294 | observed |
| 1995 | 12 | 333 | observed |
| 1996 | 11 | 337 | observed |
| 1997 | 15 | 283 | observed |
| 1998 | 10 | 351 | observed |
| 1999 | 19 | 239 | observed |
| 2000 | 12 | 320 | observed |
| 2001 | 12 | 303 | observed |
| 2002 | 10 | 320 | observed |
| 2003 | 6 | 442 | observed |
| 2004 | 6 | 432 | observed |
| 2005 | 10 | 334 | observed |
| 2006 | 8 | 385 | observed |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | 7 | 439 | observed |
| 2009 | 10 | 378 | observed |
| 2010 | 5 | 489 | observed |
| 2011 | 6 | 452 | observed |
| 2012 | 10 | 355 | observed |
| 2013 | 10 | 367 | observed |
| 2014 | 11 | 339 | observed |
| 2015 | 6 | 449 | observed |
| 2016 | 5 | 472 | observed |
| 2017 | 5 | 463 | observed |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | 10 | 346 | observed |
| 2020 | 6 | 394 | observed |
| 2021 | 5 | 418 | observed |
| 2022 | 4 | 457 | observed |
| 2023 | 7 | 404 | observed |
| 2024 | 5 | 435 | observed |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Brynjar” 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
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
BRYNJAR— “breast-plate warrior”
The meaning is the Valkyr of the Breastplate, the _byrni_ of old Scottish, _bryne_ of the North, _bruniga_ of the German, _broigne_ in Old French, _bronha_ in Provençal. A near connection of this name is the northern Bryngerd, placing the gentle Gerda in this cuirass; and the North has likewise Brynjar, properly _hari_, the Cuirassier, and Brynjolfr, which wolf in a breastplate was a great Icelandic ancestor, and has been cut short into Brynjuv and Brynjo.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter IV (Heroic Names Of The Nibelung), Section III (Brynhild) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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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
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · 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.
