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“victory-bear”
Language contexts for this entry: Danish, Faroese, Norwegian Nynorsk and 1 more
/siːgbjøːɳ/ · Norwegian Nynorsk
01 / Meaning & origin
Sigbjørn is a masculine given name documented in Danish, Faroese, Norwegian Nynorsk and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Sigbjǫrn. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “victory-bear”.
2 source accounts
Meaning: “victory-bear”
From Old Norse Sigbjǫrn.
Afkomstig uit het Oudnoors; samenstelling van sigr (zege) en bjǫrn (beer).
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Norway, 2025: 6 boys (rank 417). Documented as a given name in Norwegian, Norwegian Nynorsk.
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03 / By the numbers
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1945–2025 Spelling: Sigbjørn
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 | 38 | 130 | observed |
| 1946 | 35 | 146 | observed |
| 1947 | 47 | 117 | observed |
| 1948 | 52 | 104 | observed |
| 1949 | 45 | 114 | observed |
| 1950 | 47 | 120 | observed |
| 1951 | 45 | 118 | observed |
| 1952 | 37 | 133 | observed |
| 1953 | 27 | 167 | observed |
| 1954 | 45 | 118 | observed |
| 1955 | 45 | 123 | observed |
| 1956 | 31 | 149 | observed |
| 1957 | 40 | 131 | observed |
| 1958 | 44 | 132 | observed |
| 1959 | 21 | 195 | observed |
| 1960 | 38 | 147 | observed |
| 1961 | 45 | 134 | observed |
| 1962 | 31 | 160 | observed |
| 1963 | 35 | 158 | observed |
| 1964 | 38 | 157 | observed |
| 1965 | 54 | 126 | observed |
| 1966 | 34 | 168 | observed |
| 1967 | 43 | 152 | observed |
| 1968 | 34 | 176 | observed |
| 1969 | 46 | 151 | observed |
| 1970 | 30 | 193 | observed |
| 1971 | 46 | 156 | observed |
| 1972 | 38 | 181 | observed |
| 1973 | 30 | 203 | observed |
| 1974 | 30 | 204 | observed |
| 1975 | 29 | 201 | observed |
| 1976 | 38 | 176 | observed |
| 1977 | 26 | 213 | observed |
| 1978 | 22 | 238 | observed |
| 1979 | 29 | 208 | observed |
| 1980 | 27 | 213 | observed |
| 1981 | 22 | 226 | observed |
| 1982 | 21 | 248 | observed |
| 1983 | 17 | 288 | observed |
| 1984 | 25 | 217 | observed |
| 1985 | 16 | 297 | observed |
| 1986 | 23 | 244 | observed |
| 1987 | 17 | 276 | observed |
| 1988 | 30 | 197 | observed |
| 1989 | 25 | 234 | observed |
| 1990 | 32 | 193 | observed |
| 1991 | 36 | 184 | observed |
| 1992 | 22 | 251 | observed |
| 1993 | 15 | 294 | observed |
| 1994 | 24 | 231 | observed |
| 1995 | 18 | 254 | observed |
| 1996 | 18 | 258 | observed |
| 1997 | 20 | 241 | observed |
| 1998 | 16 | 270 | observed |
| 1999 | 14 | 286 | observed |
| 2000 | 20 | 245 | observed |
| 2001 | 12 | 303 | observed |
| 2002 | 9 | 336 | observed |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | 4 | 539 | observed |
| 2005 | 4 | 516 | observed |
| 2006 | 5 | 483 | observed |
| 2007 | 4 | 540 | observed |
| 2008 | 6 | 460 | observed |
| 2009 | 4 | 534 | 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 | 6 | 457 | observed |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 5 | 471 | observed |
| 2019 | 6 | 420 | observed |
| 2020 | 8 | 361 | observed |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | 4 | 496 | observed |
| 2024 | 4 | 468 | observed |
| 2025 | 6 | 417 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Sigbjørn” 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
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 writer (1866–1900)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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