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A name. A world of connections.
Old Norse roots
/²stɛɪːnar/ · Norwegian Nynorsk
01 / Meaning & origin
Steinar is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Danish, Finnish and 4 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Norse Steinarr.
From Old Norse Steinarr.
02 / Across borders
Explore official naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.
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3 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Spain, 2025: 27 male (rank 23599). Documented as a given name in Spanish.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1945–2025 Spelling: Steinar
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 | 405 | 19 | observed |
| 1946 | 394 | 20 | observed |
| 1947 | 414 | 20 | observed |
| 1948 | 361 | 20 | observed |
| 1949 | 371 | 20 | observed |
| 1950 | 363 | 20 | observed |
| 1951 | 362 | 19 | observed |
| 1952 | 365 | 20 | observed |
| 1953 | 390 | 17 | observed |
| 1954 | 360 | 20 | observed |
| 1955 | 360 | 23 | observed |
| 1956 | 339 | 27 | observed |
| 1957 | 322 | 25 | observed |
| 1958 | 269 | 31 | observed |
| 1959 | 304 | 24 | observed |
| 1960 | 246 | 34 | observed |
| 1961 | 273 | 29 | observed |
| 1962 | 288 | 28 | observed |
| 1963 | 229 | 40 | observed |
| 1964 | 278 | 34 | observed |
| 1965 | 304 | 31 | observed |
| 1966 | 281 | 31 | observed |
| 1967 | 256 | 37 | observed |
| 1968 | 231 | 43 | observed |
| 1969 | 258 | 39 | observed |
| 1970 | 259 | 39 | observed |
| 1971 | 207 | 44 | observed |
| 1972 | 185 | 47 | observed |
| 1973 | 141 | 59 | observed |
| 1974 | 120 | 69 | observed |
| 1975 | 115 | 73 | observed |
| 1976 | 115 | 68 | observed |
| 1977 | 117 | 67 | observed |
| 1978 | 119 | 64 | observed |
| 1979 | 87 | 90 | observed |
| 1980 | 85 | 95 | observed |
| 1981 | 85 | 93 | observed |
| 1982 | 92 | 87 | observed |
| 1983 | 108 | 79 | observed |
| 1984 | 86 | 89 | observed |
| 1985 | 83 | 97 | observed |
| 1986 | 71 | 115 | observed |
| 1987 | 52 | 142 | observed |
| 1988 | 53 | 147 | observed |
| 1989 | 56 | 133 | observed |
| 1990 | 57 | 132 | observed |
| 1991 | 45 | 158 | observed |
| 1992 | 38 | 172 | observed |
| 1993 | 43 | 159 | observed |
| 1994 | 34 | 183 | observed |
| 1995 | 42 | 155 | observed |
| 1996 | 38 | 165 | observed |
| 1997 | 33 | 179 | observed |
| 1998 | 32 | 178 | observed |
| 1999 | 22 | 223 | observed |
| 2000 | 23 | 221 | observed |
| 2001 | 19 | 245 | observed |
| 2002 | 10 | 320 | observed |
| 2003 | 21 | 230 | observed |
| 2004 | 15 | 266 | observed |
| 2005 | 11 | 319 | observed |
| 2006 | 9 | 367 | observed |
| 2007 | 10 | 360 | observed |
| 2008 | 12 | 336 | observed |
| 2009 | 17 | 276 | observed |
| 2010 | 7 | 441 | observed |
| 2011 | 10 | 355 | observed |
| 2012 | 6 | 461 | observed |
| 2013 | 9 | 384 | observed |
| 2014 | 7 | 436 | observed |
| 2015 | 6 | 449 | observed |
| 2016 | 9 | 376 | observed |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 5 | 471 | observed |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | 4 | 454 | observed |
| 2022 | 4 | 457 | observed |
| 2023 | 5 | 451 | observed |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | 10 | 334 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Steinar” 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.
STEINAR— “stone warrior”
Stein, } Sten (_Dan._), } stone. Steinarna, stone eagle. Steinbjorn, stone bear. Steinfinn, white stone. Steingrimm, stone helmet. Steinhar, } stone warrior. Steinar, } Steinthor, } stone of Thor. Steindor, }
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter III (Names From Objects Connected With Mythology), Section XI (Weapon Names) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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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
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · 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
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.
