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Haakon

“High Son”

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Origin: Old Norse
6 language contexts: English French Dutch +3 more
Follow the evidence: 10 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Haakon

Haakon is a masculine given name documented in English, French, Dutch and 3 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Hákon. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “High Son”.

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “High Son”

From Old Norse Hákon.

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Dutch Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Haakon (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

Where Haakon is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Haakon’s connections around the world.

5 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2024: 14 boys (rank 6199). Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 18 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Norway

1945–2025 Spelling: Haakon

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 2025: 21; births; Rank #207
Peak year: 1992; 92 births

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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.

Show the data table

Haakon in Norway, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1945	19	188	observed
1946	6	325	observed
1947	8	293	observed
1948	17	199	observed
1949	13	229	observed
1950	9	270	observed
1951	4	373	observed
1952	6	338	observed
1953	no value	no value	not covered
1954	10	258	observed
1955	12	241	observed
1956	14	241	observed
1957	14	237	observed
1958	17	209	observed
1959	19	204	observed
1960	13	259	observed
1961	16	230	observed
1962	17	225	observed
1963	24	185	observed
1964	18	230	observed
1965	22	212	observed
1966	15	261	observed
1967	21	225	observed
1968	19	234	observed
1969	24	222	observed
1970	19	247	observed
1971	16	273	observed
1972	25	221	observed
1973	23	225	observed
1974	31	199	observed
1975	26	211	observed
1976	21	238	observed
1977	29	205	observed
1978	20	253	observed
1979	25	222	observed
1980	24	226	observed
1981	22	226	observed
1982	36	185	observed
1983	33	191	observed
1984	28	211	observed
1985	31	199	observed
1986	27	221	observed
1987	37	172	observed
1988	38	176	observed
1989	55	136	observed
1990	55	139	observed
1991	67	109	observed
1992	92	82	observed
1993	84	87	observed
1994	68	106	observed
1995	56	127	observed
1996	71	106	observed
1997	84	89	observed
1998	73	95	observed
1999	77	96	observed
2000	83	95	observed
2001	55	121	observed
2002	55	127	observed
2003	50	131	observed
2004	46	147	observed
2005	37	167	observed
2006	57	131	observed
2007	47	143	observed
2008	53	133	observed
2009	59	125	observed
2010	65	120	observed
2011	61	127	observed
2012	54	133	observed
2013	54	128	observed
2014	59	119	observed
2015	59	118	observed
2016	53	128	observed
2017	59	117	observed
2018	48	130	observed
2019	45	131	observed
2020	32	146	observed
2021	43	127	observed
2022	25	187	observed
2023	33	159	observed
2024	40	133	observed
2025	21	207	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Haakon” 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.

Universe: Born persons for the individual girls' and boys' names published in SSB table 10467.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: SSB API: '.' means category not applicable; '..' means data not available. Null cells are not emitted and remain unknown, never zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Haakon VIII of Norway
born 1973
King of Norway since 2026
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Haakon VII of Norway
1872–1957
King of Norway from 1905 to 1957 (1872–1957)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Haakon Sörvik
1886–1970
Swedish gymnast (1886–1970)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Haakon Chevalier
1901–1985
American translator, writer and academic (1901–1985)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Haakon with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms8

Wikidata Q9383939CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Dutch Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Haakon (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences2

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Haakon.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikimedia Commons: File:Nl-Haakon.oggCC-BY-SA-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates5

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
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · 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

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.

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About Haakon

Haakon is a masculine given name documented in English, French, Dutch and 3 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Hákon. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “High Son”.

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “High Son”

From Old Norse Hákon.

Sources for this account (7)

Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Dutch Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Haakon (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Haakon is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Haakon’s connections around the world.

5 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2024: 14 boys (rank 6199). Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 18 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Norway

1945–2025 Spelling: Haakon

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 2025: 21; births; Rank #207
Peak year: 1992; 92 births

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

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.

Show the data table

Haakon in Norway, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1945	19	188	observed
1946	6	325	observed
1947	8	293	observed
1948	17	199	observed
1949	13	229	observed
1950	9	270	observed
1951	4	373	observed
1952	6	338	observed
1953	no value	no value	not covered
1954	10	258	observed
1955	12	241	observed
1956	14	241	observed
1957	14	237	observed
1958	17	209	observed
1959	19	204	observed
1960	13	259	observed
1961	16	230	observed
1962	17	225	observed
1963	24	185	observed
1964	18	230	observed
1965	22	212	observed
1966	15	261	observed
1967	21	225	observed
1968	19	234	observed
1969	24	222	observed
1970	19	247	observed
1971	16	273	observed
1972	25	221	observed
1973	23	225	observed
1974	31	199	observed
1975	26	211	observed
1976	21	238	observed
1977	29	205	observed
1978	20	253	observed
1979	25	222	observed
1980	24	226	observed
1981	22	226	observed
1982	36	185	observed
1983	33	191	observed
1984	28	211	observed
1985	31	199	observed
1986	27	221	observed
1987	37	172	observed
1988	38	176	observed
1989	55	136	observed
1990	55	139	observed
1991	67	109	observed
1992	92	82	observed
1993	84	87	observed
1994	68	106	observed
1995	56	127	observed
1996	71	106	observed
1997	84	89	observed
1998	73	95	observed
1999	77	96	observed
2000	83	95	observed
2001	55	121	observed
2002	55	127	observed
2003	50	131	observed
2004	46	147	observed
2005	37	167	observed
2006	57	131	observed
2007	47	143	observed
2008	53	133	observed
2009	59	125	observed
2010	65	120	observed
2011	61	127	observed
2012	54	133	observed
2013	54	128	observed
2014	59	119	observed
2015	59	118	observed
2016	53	128	observed
2017	59	117	observed
2018	48	130	observed
2019	45	131	observed
2020	32	146	observed
2021	43	127	observed
2022	25	187	observed
2023	33	159	observed
2024	40	133	observed
2025	21	207	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Born persons for the individual girls' and boys' names published in SSB table 10467.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: SSB API: '.' means category not applicable; '..' means data not available. Null cells are not emitted and remain unknown, never zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Haakon VIII of Norway
born 1973
King of Norway since 2026
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Haakon VII of Norway
1872–1957
King of Norway from 1905 to 1957 (1872–1957)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Haakon Sörvik
1886–1970
Swedish gymnast (1886–1970)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Haakon Chevalier
1901–1985
American translator, writer and academic (1901–1985)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms8

Wikidata Q9383939CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Dutch Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: HaakonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Haakon (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences2

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Haakon.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikimedia Commons: File:Nl-Haakon.oggCC-BY-SA-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates5

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
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · 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

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.

A story to pass on.

About Haakon

Old Norse origin

Where Haakon is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Norway

History

Notable bearers

Haakon VIII of Norway

Haakon VII of Norway

Haakon Sörvik

Haakon Chevalier

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Haakon

Old Norse origin

Where Haakon is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Norway

History

Notable bearers

Haakon VIII of Norway

Haakon VII of Norway

Haakon Sörvik

Haakon Chevalier

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page