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“farmer, earth worker”
Language contexts for this entry: Danish, Norwegian
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01 / Meaning & origin
Ørjan is a masculine given name documented in Danish and Norwegian. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Geōrgius via Low German and Middle Low German. It is a form of George, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “farmer, earth worker”.
Meaning: “farmer, earth worker”
Borrowed from Low German Jürgen, from Middle Low German Jurian, from Latin Geōrgius.
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Norway, 2024: 4 boys (rank 468). Documented as a given name in Norwegian.
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: Ørjan
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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 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | 9 | 270 | observed |
| 1951 | 10 | 262 | observed |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | 7 | 306 | observed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | 5 | 376 | observed |
| 1956 | 9 | 293 | observed |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | 9 | 304 | observed |
| 1959 | 11 | 277 | observed |
| 1960 | 15 | 240 | observed |
| 1961 | 12 | 274 | observed |
| 1962 | 22 | 196 | observed |
| 1963 | 26 | 178 | observed |
| 1964 | 28 | 177 | observed |
| 1965 | 24 | 203 | observed |
| 1966 | 34 | 168 | observed |
| 1967 | 47 | 142 | observed |
| 1968 | 65 | 115 | observed |
| 1969 | 64 | 126 | observed |
| 1970 | 71 | 111 | observed |
| 1971 | 98 | 93 | observed |
| 1972 | 90 | 99 | observed |
| 1973 | 106 | 81 | observed |
| 1974 | 105 | 81 | observed |
| 1975 | 91 | 93 | observed |
| 1976 | 114 | 69 | observed |
| 1977 | 138 | 50 | observed |
| 1978 | 119 | 64 | observed |
| 1979 | 97 | 83 | observed |
| 1980 | 93 | 86 | observed |
| 1981 | 88 | 88 | observed |
| 1982 | 93 | 84 | observed |
| 1983 | 82 | 104 | observed |
| 1984 | 85 | 90 | observed |
| 1985 | 88 | 91 | observed |
| 1986 | 91 | 87 | observed |
| 1987 | 78 | 100 | observed |
| 1988 | 127 | 64 | observed |
| 1989 | 140 | 61 | observed |
| 1990 | 139 | 62 | observed |
| 1991 | 106 | 75 | observed |
| 1992 | 106 | 77 | observed |
| 1993 | 97 | 82 | observed |
| 1994 | 94 | 84 | observed |
| 1995 | 73 | 97 | observed |
| 1996 | 84 | 90 | observed |
| 1997 | 49 | 143 | observed |
| 1998 | 55 | 128 | observed |
| 1999 | 61 | 115 | observed |
| 2000 | 47 | 148 | observed |
| 2001 | 39 | 163 | observed |
| 2002 | 44 | 142 | observed |
| 2003 | 37 | 165 | observed |
| 2004 | 38 | 164 | observed |
| 2005 | 37 | 167 | observed |
| 2006 | 48 | 141 | observed |
| 2007 | 31 | 181 | observed |
| 2008 | 14 | 303 | observed |
| 2009 | 18 | 265 | observed |
| 2010 | 20 | 236 | observed |
| 2011 | 14 | 297 | observed |
| 2012 | 7 | 434 | observed |
| 2013 | 7 | 424 | observed |
| 2014 | 9 | 378 | observed |
| 2015 | 9 | 375 | observed |
| 2016 | 5 | 472 | observed |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 5 | 471 | observed |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | 4 | 443 | observed |
| 2021 | 6 | 388 | observed |
| 2022 | 6 | 400 | observed |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | 4 | 468 | observed |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Ørjan” 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
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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 association football goalkeeper (born 1990)
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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
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.
