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“spear”
[ˈceiːr] · Icelandic
01 / Meaning & origin
Geir is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Danish, Finnish and 4 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Geirr, with the stated meaning “spear”.
Meaning: “spear”
From Old Norse Geirr, from geirr (“spear”) (whence also geir).
02 / Across borders
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Published statistics
United States, 1956: 5 boys (rank 3942).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1945–2025 Spelling: Geir
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 | 128 | 59 | observed |
| 1946 | 186 | 46 | observed |
| 1947 | 162 | 55 | observed |
| 1948 | 181 | 44 | observed |
| 1949 | 227 | 37 | observed |
| 1950 | 260 | 31 | observed |
| 1951 | 344 | 20 | observed |
| 1952 | 405 | 17 | observed |
| 1953 | 477 | 11 | observed |
| 1954 | 565 | 9 | observed |
| 1955 | 645 | 7 | observed |
| 1956 | 726 | 6 | observed |
| 1957 | 753 | 5 | observed |
| 1958 | 761 | 4 | observed |
| 1959 | 847 | 4 | observed |
| 1960 | 885 | 4 | observed |
| 1961 | 908 | 4 | observed |
| 1962 | 882 | 4 | observed |
| 1963 | 969 | 2 | observed |
| 1964 | 912 | 4 | observed |
| 1965 | 970 | 4 | observed |
| 1966 | 965 | 3 | observed |
| 1967 | 957 | 3 | observed |
| 1968 | 988 | 3 | observed |
| 1969 | 881 | 2 | observed |
| 1970 | 846 | 2 | observed |
| 1971 | 840 | 2 | observed |
| 1972 | 725 | 3 | observed |
| 1973 | 652 | 5 | observed |
| 1974 | 528 | 8 | observed |
| 1975 | 448 | 8 | observed |
| 1976 | 383 | 13 | observed |
| 1977 | 351 | 13 | observed |
| 1978 | 347 | 13 | observed |
| 1979 | 298 | 20 | observed |
| 1980 | 287 | 24 | observed |
| 1981 | 232 | 30 | observed |
| 1982 | 229 | 30 | observed |
| 1983 | 186 | 38 | observed |
| 1984 | 194 | 33 | observed |
| 1985 | 161 | 49 | observed |
| 1986 | 130 | 57 | observed |
| 1987 | 121 | 64 | observed |
| 1988 | 98 | 77 | observed |
| 1989 | 82 | 92 | observed |
| 1990 | 75 | 100 | observed |
| 1991 | 66 | 111 | observed |
| 1992 | 70 | 102 | observed |
| 1993 | 47 | 141 | observed |
| 1994 | 51 | 131 | observed |
| 1995 | 48 | 139 | observed |
| 1996 | 28 | 197 | observed |
| 1997 | 28 | 198 | observed |
| 1998 | 21 | 237 | observed |
| 1999 | 16 | 263 | observed |
| 2000 | 18 | 256 | observed |
| 2001 | 21 | 234 | observed |
| 2002 | 10 | 320 | observed |
| 2003 | 13 | 286 | observed |
| 2004 | 7 | 390 | observed |
| 2005 | 11 | 319 | observed |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | 11 | 340 | observed |
| 2008 | 6 | 460 | observed |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | 7 | 422 | observed |
| 2012 | 5 | 492 | observed |
| 2013 | 4 | 523 | observed |
| 2014 | 6 | 457 | observed |
| 2015 | 4 | 511 | observed |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | 4 | 492 | observed |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | 6 | 420 | observed |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | 4 | 454 | observed |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | 4 | 496 | observed |
| 2024 | 4 | 468 | observed |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Geir” 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.
GEIR— “spear”
GEIR, _m._ _Nor._ Teu. spear, 332, 370
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · 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.
Icelandic politician and former head of government
Prime Minister of Iceland (1925-1990)
Norwegian computer prgrammer (1957–2006)
Norwegian speed skater
Norwegian athletics competitor (born 1969)
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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
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · 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.
