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“luck” + “stone”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Eystein is a masculine given name. It is a form of Øystein, for which English Wiktionary gives the components “luck” + “stone”.
Meaning: “luck” + “stone”
Afkomstig van de Oudnoorse naam Eysteinn
02 / Across borders
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Norway, 1997: 4 boys (rank 549). Documented as a given name in Norwegian.
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: Eystein
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 | 6 | 312 | observed |
| 1946 | 8 | 292 | observed |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | 5 | 344 | observed |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | 7 | 306 | observed |
| 1952 | 6 | 338 | observed |
| 1953 | 5 | 354 | observed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | 7 | 321 | observed |
| 1956 | 6 | 355 | observed |
| 1957 | 5 | 385 | observed |
| 1958 | 5 | 404 | observed |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | 5 | 415 | observed |
| 1962 | 4 | 477 | observed |
| 1963 | 12 | 285 | observed |
| 1964 | 6 | 444 | observed |
| 1965 | 4 | 510 | observed |
| 1966 | 7 | 413 | observed |
| 1967 | 5 | 481 | observed |
| 1968 | 10 | 350 | observed |
| 1969 | 5 | 499 | observed |
| 1970 | 4 | 554 | observed |
| 1971 | 8 | 432 | observed |
| 1972 | 14 | 307 | observed |
| 1973 | 8 | 432 | observed |
| 1974 | 7 | 480 | observed |
| 1975 | 9 | 412 | observed |
| 1976 | 4 | 576 | observed |
| 1977 | 5 | 524 | observed |
| 1978 | 9 | 409 | observed |
| 1979 | 5 | 553 | observed |
| 1980 | 15 | 300 | observed |
| 1981 | 6 | 526 | observed |
| 1982 | 7 | 481 | observed |
| 1983 | 5 | 569 | observed |
| 1984 | 6 | 523 | observed |
| 1985 | 4 | 609 | observed |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | 4 | 607 | observed |
| 1988 | 4 | 616 | observed |
| 1989 | 4 | 608 | observed |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | 4 | 553 | observed |
| 1995 | 4 | 566 | observed |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | 4 | 549 | observed |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 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 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Eystein” 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.
EYSTEIN— “island stone”
The most famous northern island name is Eystein, or Øistein, much in use among the early kings, and especially honoured for the sake of the good brother of Sigurd the Crusader, who stayed at home and worked for his people’s good, while Sigurd was killing blue men in the land of the Saracens. The Danish Eystein was turned into Austin, or Augustin, to be more ecclesiastical, and this may be the origin of some of our Austins. Eyulf, or the island wolf, has become, in the course…
The most famous northern island name is Eystein, or Øistein, much in use among the early kings, and especially honoured for the sake of the good brother of Sigurd the Crusader, who stayed at home and worked for his people’s good, while Sigurd was killing blue men in the land of the Saracens. The Danish Eystein was turned into Austin, or Augustin, to be more ecclesiastical, and this may be the origin of some of our Austins. Eyulf, or the island wolf, has become, in the course of time, Øiel and Øiuf. Eyvind, who appears in the _Landnama-bok_ with the unpleasant sobriquet of Skalldur Spiller, or the poet spoiler, is supposed to have been the Island Wend, a reminiscence of the Wends on the shores of the Baltic. It was a very common name, and became Øvind and Even, while Eymund, in like manner, was turned into Emund. An island thief was not wanting, as Eythiof; nor an island warrior, as Eyar; also Eyfrey, Eylang; and the ladies Eygerd, Eydis, Eyny, and Eyvar, or, as Saxo calls her, Ofura.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter VI (Descriptive Names), Section IX (Locality) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
King of Norway (1088-1123)
King of Norway
Elected a rival King of Norway during the Norwegian Civil War (1157–1177)
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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.
