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Håkon

“high, chosen” + “son, descendant, kin”

Language contexts for this entry: French, Danish, Finnish and 3 more

Matching spellings may have different histories. Explore matching entries

masculineLatin script

/ˈhoːkʊn/ · Norwegian Bokmål

Origin: Old Norse
6 language contexts: French Danish Finnish +3 more
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Håkon

Håkon is a masculine given name documented in French, Danish, Finnish and 3 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Hákon. English Wikipedia gives the components “high, chosen” + “son, descendant, kin”.

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “high, chosen” + “son, descendant, kin”

From Old Norse Hákon. Cognate with Swedish Håkan.

Sources for this account (6)

Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Haakon (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-16

Documented usage

View usage notes (7)

Masculine usage · Wikidata Q15711061
Masculine usage in Norwegian Bokmål · Wiktionary: Håkon
Masculine usage in Norwegian Nynorsk · Wiktionary: Håkon
Masculine usage in Danish · Greek Wiktionary: Håkon
Masculine usage in Finnish · Greek Wiktionary: Håkon
Masculine usage in Norwegian · Greek Wiktionary: Håkon
Masculine usage in French · French Wiktionary: Håkon

Explore all 6 language contexts

Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Håkon” in the Latin script. Wikidata item Q15711061.

Name day: 06-22 (Norway).

All pronunciation details (4)

/ˈhoːkʊn/ — Norwegian Bokmål
[²hɐ̞u̞ːkon] — Norwegian Nynorsk (Sogn)
/²hauːkon/ — Norwegian Nynorsk (Sogn)
/²hɔːkun/ — Norwegian Nynorsk

02 / Across borders

Where Håkon 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 Håkon’s connections around the world.

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

Selected country

France

Language records

Documented as a given name in French.

Explore France

4 of 7 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

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

Norway

1945–2025 Spelling: Håkon

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 2025: 181; births; Rank #37
Peak year: 1992; 377 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

Håkon in Norway, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1945	163	49	observed
1946	111	68	observed
1947	123	64	observed
1948	114	65	observed
1949	96	73	observed
1950	90	81	observed
1951	84	84	observed
1952	85	90	observed
1953	77	90	observed
1954	90	84	observed
1955	123	67	observed
1956	121	72	observed
1957	118	66	observed
1958	107	75	observed
1959	124	67	observed
1960	101	76	observed
1961	112	72	observed
1962	102	75	observed
1963	125	64	observed
1964	111	75	observed
1965	105	78	observed
1966	103	80	observed
1967	128	68	observed
1968	127	68	observed
1969	137	64	observed
1970	105	78	observed
1971	103	86	observed
1972	106	84	observed
1973	112	76	observed
1974	132	67	observed
1975	119	69	observed
1976	107	73	observed
1977	133	54	observed
1978	99	80	observed
1979	124	66	observed
1980	152	52	observed
1981	140	56	observed
1982	149	50	observed
1983	131	60	observed
1984	131	58	observed
1985	130	55	observed
1986	124	60	observed
1987	129	61	observed
1988	162	53	observed
1989	200	42	observed
1990	211	36	observed
1991	296	28	observed
1992	377	18	observed
1993	343	20	observed
1994	344	21	observed
1995	310	22	observed
1996	333	22	observed
1997	345	20	observed
1998	352	17	observed
1999	332	20	observed
2000	245	32	observed
2001	203	35	observed
2002	201	36	observed
2003	184	40	observed
2004	236	29	observed
2005	210	35	observed
2006	188	39	observed
2007	171	45	observed
2008	198	36	observed
2009	210	32	observed
2010	206	35	observed
2011	202	35	observed
2012	200	34	observed
2013	203	32	observed
2014	210	28	observed
2015	207	29	observed
2016	256	16	observed
2017	234	19	observed
2018	190	29	observed
2019	217	23	observed
2020	164	25	observed
2021	164	33	observed
2022	176	33	observed
2023	151	46	observed
2024	164	42	observed
2025	181	37	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Håkon” 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.

Hákon Sigurðsson
died 995
de facto ruler of Norway from c. 975–995
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Håkon Wium Lie
born 1965
Norwegian software engineer
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Håkon Brusveen
1927–2021
Norwegian male cross-country skier (1927–2021)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Håkon 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 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q15711061CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Haakon (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-16

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates2

Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · 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.

Opening name…

About Håkon

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “high, chosen” + “son, descendant, kin”

From Old Norse Hákon. Cognate with Swedish Håkan.

Sources for this account (6)

Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Haakon (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-16

Documented usage

View usage notes (7)

Masculine usage · Wikidata Q15711061
Masculine usage in Norwegian Bokmål · Wiktionary: Håkon
Masculine usage in Norwegian Nynorsk · Wiktionary: Håkon
Masculine usage in Danish · Greek Wiktionary: Håkon
Masculine usage in Finnish · Greek Wiktionary: Håkon
Masculine usage in Norwegian · Greek Wiktionary: Håkon
Masculine usage in French · French Wiktionary: Håkon

Explore all 6 language contexts

Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Håkon” in the Latin script. Wikidata item Q15711061.

Name day: 06-22 (Norway).

All pronunciation details (4)

/ˈhoːkʊn/ — Norwegian Bokmål
[²hɐ̞u̞ːkon] — Norwegian Nynorsk (Sogn)
/²hauːkon/ — Norwegian Nynorsk (Sogn)
/²hɔːkun/ — Norwegian Nynorsk

Where Håkon 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 Håkon’s connections around the world.

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

Selected country

France

Language records

Documented as a given name in French.

Explore France

4 of 7 countries

Popularity over time

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

Norway

1945–2025 Spelling: Håkon

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 2025: 181; births; Rank #37
Peak year: 1992; 377 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

Håkon in Norway, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1945	163	49	observed
1946	111	68	observed
1947	123	64	observed
1948	114	65	observed
1949	96	73	observed
1950	90	81	observed
1951	84	84	observed
1952	85	90	observed
1953	77	90	observed
1954	90	84	observed
1955	123	67	observed
1956	121	72	observed
1957	118	66	observed
1958	107	75	observed
1959	124	67	observed
1960	101	76	observed
1961	112	72	observed
1962	102	75	observed
1963	125	64	observed
1964	111	75	observed
1965	105	78	observed
1966	103	80	observed
1967	128	68	observed
1968	127	68	observed
1969	137	64	observed
1970	105	78	observed
1971	103	86	observed
1972	106	84	observed
1973	112	76	observed
1974	132	67	observed
1975	119	69	observed
1976	107	73	observed
1977	133	54	observed
1978	99	80	observed
1979	124	66	observed
1980	152	52	observed
1981	140	56	observed
1982	149	50	observed
1983	131	60	observed
1984	131	58	observed
1985	130	55	observed
1986	124	60	observed
1987	129	61	observed
1988	162	53	observed
1989	200	42	observed
1990	211	36	observed
1991	296	28	observed
1992	377	18	observed
1993	343	20	observed
1994	344	21	observed
1995	310	22	observed
1996	333	22	observed
1997	345	20	observed
1998	352	17	observed
1999	332	20	observed
2000	245	32	observed
2001	203	35	observed
2002	201	36	observed
2003	184	40	observed
2004	236	29	observed
2005	210	35	observed
2006	188	39	observed
2007	171	45	observed
2008	198	36	observed
2009	210	32	observed
2010	206	35	observed
2011	202	35	observed
2012	200	34	observed
2013	203	32	observed
2014	210	28	observed
2015	207	29	observed
2016	256	16	observed
2017	234	19	observed
2018	190	29	observed
2019	217	23	observed
2020	164	25	observed
2021	164	33	observed
2022	176	33	observed
2023	151	46	observed
2024	164	42	observed
2025	181	37	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.

Hákon Sigurðsson
died 995
de facto ruler of Norway from c. 975–995
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Håkon Wium Lie
born 1965
Norwegian software engineer
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Håkon Brusveen
1927–2021
Norwegian male cross-country skier (1927–2021)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q15711061CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: HåkonCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: Haakon (given name)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-16

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates2

Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · 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 Håkon

Old Norse origin

Where Håkon is used

Across borders

France

Popularity over time

Norway

History

Notable bearers

Hákon Sigurðsson

Håkon Wium Lie

Håkon Brusveen

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Haakon

Hákon

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Håkon

Old Norse origin

Where Håkon is used

Across borders

France

Popularity over time

Norway

History

Notable bearers

Hákon Sigurðsson

Håkon Wium Lie

Håkon Brusveen

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Haakon

Hákon

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page