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“helmet” + “army”
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/ˈjalmaɹ/ · Faroese
01 / Meaning & origin
Hjalmar is a masculine given name documented in Swedish, Danish, Finnish and 2 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Hjalmarr, from the components “helmet” + “army”.
Meaning: “helmet” + “army”
From Old Norse Hjalmarr, from hjalmr (“helmet”) + herr (“army”).
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United States, 1937: 5 boys (rank 3518).
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: Hjalmar
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 | 16 | 211 | observed |
| 1946 | 12 | 243 | observed |
| 1947 | 12 | 242 | observed |
| 1948 | 8 | 287 | observed |
| 1949 | 13 | 229 | observed |
| 1950 | 12 | 235 | observed |
| 1951 | 16 | 206 | observed |
| 1952 | 11 | 245 | observed |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | 7 | 313 | observed |
| 1955 | 14 | 217 | observed |
| 1956 | 9 | 293 | observed |
| 1957 | 10 | 282 | observed |
| 1958 | 8 | 329 | observed |
| 1959 | 7 | 352 | observed |
| 1960 | 5 | 429 | observed |
| 1961 | 7 | 358 | observed |
| 1962 | 6 | 407 | observed |
| 1963 | 10 | 313 | observed |
| 1964 | 5 | 470 | observed |
| 1965 | 5 | 465 | observed |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | 4 | 518 | observed |
| 1968 | 8 | 397 | observed |
| 1969 | 4 | 547 | observed |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | 5 | 540 | observed |
| 1972 | 5 | 537 | observed |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | 6 | 516 | observed |
| 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 | 4 | 603 | observed |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | 4 | 623 | observed |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | 6 | 508 | observed |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | 5 | 518 | observed |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | 4 | 549 | observed |
| 1998 | 4 | 539 | observed |
| 1999 | 4 | 537 | observed |
| 2000 | 5 | 486 | observed |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | 4 | 507 | observed |
| 2003 | 4 | 517 | observed |
| 2004 | 4 | 539 | observed |
| 2005 | 8 | 380 | observed |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | 6 | 467 | observed |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | 4 | 534 | observed |
| 2010 | 8 | 405 | observed |
| 2011 | 5 | 481 | observed |
| 2012 | 7 | 434 | observed |
| 2013 | 15 | 292 | observed |
| 2014 | 13 | 319 | observed |
| 2015 | 5 | 479 | observed |
| 2016 | 15 | 297 | observed |
| 2017 | 9 | 371 | observed |
| 2018 | 10 | 339 | observed |
| 2019 | 5 | 446 | observed |
| 2020 | 10 | 310 | observed |
| 2021 | 10 | 314 | observed |
| 2022 | 11 | 308 | observed |
| 2023 | 8 | 381 | observed |
| 2024 | 8 | 373 | observed |
| 2025 | 12 | 301 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Hjalmar” 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.
HJALMAR— “helmed warrior”
The Latin _galea_ was nearly related to the _helm_ of the German, and may be from the same source. Indeed, it is, as has been said before, doubtful whether Galeazzo Visconti was the offspring of a classical or of a Gothic helmet. The only popular northern helmet is Hjalmar, the helmed warrior, apparently in honour of one of the heroes of the Orvarod Saga; but Germany has Helmar, Helmerich, in Friesland Elmark, the helmed king, Helmund, or helmet protection, Helmbold, Helmut,…
The Latin _galea_ was nearly related to the _helm_ of the German, and may be from the same source. Indeed, it is, as has been said before, doubtful whether Galeazzo Visconti was the offspring of a classical or of a Gothic helmet. The only popular northern helmet is Hjalmar, the helmed warrior, apparently in honour of one of the heroes of the Orvarod Saga; but Germany has Helmar, Helmerich, in Friesland Elmark, the helmed king, Helmund, or helmet protection, Helmbold, Helmut, Helmich, Helmtac; besides numerous _helms_ at the end of words, of which Wilhelm is the most notable.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter III (Names From Objects Connected With Mythology), Section XI (Weapon 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.
Prime Minister of Sweden (1860-1925)
German politician and economist (1877–1970)
Swedish writer (1869–1941)
20th-century prime minister of Sweden (1862-1953)
Finnish general (1892–1947)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.
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
Sweden — grouped top 100 newborn calling names, 1998–2022
Statistics Sweden (SCB) · 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.
