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A name. A world of connections.
“peace + thief”
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Fridtjof is a masculine given name documented in Swedish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Friðþjófr. English Wikipedia gives the components peace + thief.
Meaning: “peace + thief”
From Old Norse Friðþjófr. Appears in Old Norse saga and was revived through 19th century literature. Cognate with Swedish Fritiof and Danish Frithjof.
02 / Across borders
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: Fridtjof
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 | 13 | 227 | observed |
| 1946 | 8 | 292 | observed |
| 1947 | 4 | 365 | observed |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | 5 | 344 | observed |
| 1950 | 10 | 257 | observed |
| 1951 | 6 | 331 | observed |
| 1952 | 4 | 379 | observed |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | 7 | 313 | observed |
| 1955 | 7 | 321 | observed |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | 5 | 409 | observed |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | 5 | 415 | observed |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | 5 | 470 | observed |
| 1965 | 7 | 392 | observed |
| 1966 | 4 | 515 | observed |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | 4 | 547 | observed |
| 1970 | 6 | 482 | observed |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | 4 | 571 | observed |
| 1973 | 5 | 532 | observed |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | 5 | 552 | observed |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | 5 | 572 | observed |
| 1986 | 6 | 516 | observed |
| 1987 | 7 | 481 | observed |
| 1988 | 5 | 570 | observed |
| 1989 | 5 | 567 | observed |
| 1990 | 8 | 446 | observed |
| 1991 | 10 | 382 | observed |
| 1992 | 11 | 358 | observed |
| 1993 | 11 | 354 | observed |
| 1994 | 16 | 287 | observed |
| 1995 | 11 | 356 | observed |
| 1996 | 10 | 356 | observed |
| 1997 | 8 | 404 | observed |
| 1998 | 4 | 539 | observed |
| 1999 | 8 | 397 | observed |
| 2000 | 5 | 486 | observed |
| 2001 | 6 | 441 | observed |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | 9 | 346 | observed |
| 2005 | 9 | 359 | observed |
| 2006 | 8 | 385 | observed |
| 2007 | 6 | 467 | observed |
| 2008 | 4 | 536 | observed |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | 6 | 452 | observed |
| 2012 | 4 | 533 | observed |
| 2013 | 6 | 450 | observed |
| 2014 | 10 | 357 | observed |
| 2015 | 7 | 420 | observed |
| 2016 | 6 | 445 | observed |
| 2017 | 6 | 441 | observed |
| 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 | 5 | 451 | observed |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Fridtjof” 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
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)
Australian scientist and global warming activist
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Norwegian resistance member (1918-2012)
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
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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.
