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Reidar

“home + warrior”

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

masculineLatin script

/²rɛɪːar/ · Norwegian Nynorsk

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

01 / Meaning & origin

About Reidar

Reidar is a masculine given name documented in Swedish, Danish, Finnish and 3 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Reiðarr. English Wikipedia gives the components home + warrior.

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “home + warrior”

From Old Norse Reiðarr, Hreiðarr, from hreiðr (“nest, home”) + -arr. Cognate with Faroese Reiðar, Icelandic Hreiðar, Swedish Redar,, Danish Reder and Old Swedish Rēdhar.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Documented usage

View usage notes (6)

Masculine usage · Wikidata Q1537661
Masculine usage in Norwegian Nynorsk · Wiktionary: Reidar
Masculine usage in Danish · Greek Wiktionary: Reidar
Masculine usage in Finnish · Greek Wiktionary: Reidar
Masculine usage in Icelandic · Greek Wiktionary: Reidar
Masculine usage in Norwegian · Greek Wiktionary: Reidar

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 “Reidar” in the Latin script. Wikidata item Q1537661.

Name days: 05-09 (Sweden), 07-28 (Norway).

All pronunciation details (2)

/²rɛɪːar/ — Norwegian Nynorsk
/²rɛɪːdar/ — Norwegian Nynorsk (newer, from written form)

02 / Across borders

Where Reidar is used

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countries in our sources

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

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 1994: 5 boys (rank 8800).

Explore United States

4 of 6 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

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

Norway

1945–2025 Spelling: Reidar

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 2025: 4; births; Rank #483
Peak year: 1947; 250 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

Reidar in Norway, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1945	244	33	observed
1946	231	38	observed
1947	250	33	observed
1948	250	34	observed
1949	248	32	observed
1950	208	39	observed
1951	210	36	observed
1952	172	48	observed
1953	182	44	observed
1954	167	48	observed
1955	182	47	observed
1956	152	55	observed
1957	141	55	observed
1958	120	69	observed
1959	122	69	observed
1960	118	64	observed
1961	117	68	observed
1962	89	86	observed
1963	91	83	observed
1964	94	86	observed
1965	88	94	observed
1966	92	87	observed
1967	93	88	observed
1968	63	120	observed
1969	76	110	observed
1970	63	126	observed
1971	72	116	observed
1972	43	167	observed
1973	35	183	observed
1974	38	176	observed
1975	35	184	observed
1976	37	178	observed
1977	32	196	observed
1978	31	204	observed
1979	35	188	observed
1980	41	167	observed
1981	32	194	observed
1982	21	248	observed
1983	23	232	observed
1984	21	248	observed
1985	20	264	observed
1986	15	315	observed
1987	13	335	observed
1988	13	340	observed
1989	14	320	observed
1990	19	266	observed
1991	13	328	observed
1992	15	304	observed
1993	10	371	observed
1994	12	322	observed
1995	11	356	observed
1996	13	311	observed
1997	15	283	observed
1998	7	419	observed
1999	12	310	observed
2000	11	338	observed
2001	10	331	observed
2002	8	362	observed
2003	5	484	observed
2004	9	346	observed
2005	5	475	observed
2006	8	385	observed
2007	no value	no value	not covered
2008	no value	no value	not covered
2009	6	473	observed
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	5	481	observed
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	no value	no value	not covered
2015	6	449	observed
2016	7	422	observed
2017	7	418	observed
2018	8	388	observed
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	9	332	observed
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	5	451	observed
2024	5	435	observed
2025	4	483	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Reidar” 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.

Reidar Kvammen
1914–1998
Norwegian association football player and manager (1914-1998)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Reidar Andersen
1911–1991
Norwegian ski jumper (1911–1991)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Reidar Liaklev
1917–2006
Norwegian speed skater (1917–2006)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Reidar 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 forms6

Wikidata Q1537661CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · 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
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
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
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · 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 Reidar

Old Norse origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “home + warrior”

From Old Norse Reiðarr, Hreiðarr, from hreiðr (“nest, home”) + -arr. Cognate with Faroese Reiðar, Icelandic Hreiðar, Swedish Redar,, Danish Reder and Old Swedish Rēdhar.

Sources for this account (5)

Wiktionary: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Documented usage

View usage notes (6)

Masculine usage · Wikidata Q1537661
Masculine usage in Norwegian Nynorsk · Wiktionary: Reidar
Masculine usage in Danish · Greek Wiktionary: Reidar
Masculine usage in Finnish · Greek Wiktionary: Reidar
Masculine usage in Icelandic · Greek Wiktionary: Reidar
Masculine usage in Norwegian · Greek Wiktionary: Reidar

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 “Reidar” in the Latin script. Wikidata item Q1537661.

Name days: 05-09 (Sweden), 07-28 (Norway).

All pronunciation details (2)

/²rɛɪːar/ — Norwegian Nynorsk
/²rɛɪːdar/ — Norwegian Nynorsk (newer, from written form)

Where Reidar 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 Reidar’s connections around the world.

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

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 1994: 5 boys (rank 8800).

Explore United States

4 of 6 countries

Popularity over time

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

Norway

1945–2025 Spelling: Reidar

Region and dataset

Recorded category boys

Latest · 2025: 4; births; Rank #483
Peak year: 1947; 250 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

Reidar in Norway, boys: births and rank by year
Year	Births	Rank	Status
1945	244	33	observed
1946	231	38	observed
1947	250	33	observed
1948	250	34	observed
1949	248	32	observed
1950	208	39	observed
1951	210	36	observed
1952	172	48	observed
1953	182	44	observed
1954	167	48	observed
1955	182	47	observed
1956	152	55	observed
1957	141	55	observed
1958	120	69	observed
1959	122	69	observed
1960	118	64	observed
1961	117	68	observed
1962	89	86	observed
1963	91	83	observed
1964	94	86	observed
1965	88	94	observed
1966	92	87	observed
1967	93	88	observed
1968	63	120	observed
1969	76	110	observed
1970	63	126	observed
1971	72	116	observed
1972	43	167	observed
1973	35	183	observed
1974	38	176	observed
1975	35	184	observed
1976	37	178	observed
1977	32	196	observed
1978	31	204	observed
1979	35	188	observed
1980	41	167	observed
1981	32	194	observed
1982	21	248	observed
1983	23	232	observed
1984	21	248	observed
1985	20	264	observed
1986	15	315	observed
1987	13	335	observed
1988	13	340	observed
1989	14	320	observed
1990	19	266	observed
1991	13	328	observed
1992	15	304	observed
1993	10	371	observed
1994	12	322	observed
1995	11	356	observed
1996	13	311	observed
1997	15	283	observed
1998	7	419	observed
1999	12	310	observed
2000	11	338	observed
2001	10	331	observed
2002	8	362	observed
2003	5	484	observed
2004	9	346	observed
2005	5	475	observed
2006	8	385	observed
2007	no value	no value	not covered
2008	no value	no value	not covered
2009	6	473	observed
2010	no value	no value	not covered
2011	5	481	observed
2012	no value	no value	not covered
2013	no value	no value	not covered
2014	no value	no value	not covered
2015	6	449	observed
2016	7	422	observed
2017	7	418	observed
2018	8	388	observed
2019	no value	no value	not covered
2020	no value	no value	not covered
2021	9	332	observed
2022	no value	no value	not covered
2023	5	451	observed
2024	5	435	observed
2025	4	483	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.

Reidar Kvammen
1914–1998
Norwegian association football player and manager (1914-1998)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Reidar Andersen
1911–1991
Norwegian ski jumper (1911–1991)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Reidar Liaklev
1917–2006
Norwegian speed skater (1917–2006)
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 forms6

Wikidata Q1537661CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wikipedia: ReidarCC-BY-SA-4.0 · 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
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
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
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · 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.

Reidar

About Reidar

Old Norse origin

Where Reidar is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Norway

History

Notable bearers

Reidar Kvammen

Reidar Andersen

Reidar Liaklev

Reiar

Reier

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Reidar

About Reidar

Old Norse origin

Where Reidar is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Norway

History

Notable bearers

Reidar Kvammen

Reidar Andersen

Reidar Liaklev

Reiar

Reier

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Reidar

Old Norse origin

Where Reidar is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Norway

History

Notable bearers

Reidar Kvammen

Reidar Andersen

Reidar Liaklev

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Reiar

Reier

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Reidar

Old Norse origin

Where Reidar is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

Norway

History

Notable bearers

Reidar Kvammen

Reidar Andersen

Reidar Liaklev

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Reiar

Reier

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page