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A name. A world of connections.
A given name in Danish, Estonian and 3 more
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Viljar is a masculine given name documented in Danish, Estonian, Finnish and 2 other languages.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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countries in our sources
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2 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Statistics + language records
Norway, 2025: 63 boys (rank 102). Documented as a given name in Norwegian.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1945–2025 Spelling: Viljar
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 | 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 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 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 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 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 | 4 | 608 | observed |
| 1990 | 5 | 552 | observed |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | 8 | 416 | observed |
| 1993 | 14 | 305 | observed |
| 1994 | 7 | 439 | observed |
| 1995 | 13 | 312 | observed |
| 1996 | 14 | 294 | observed |
| 1997 | 14 | 295 | observed |
| 1998 | 16 | 270 | observed |
| 1999 | 14 | 286 | observed |
| 2000 | 23 | 221 | observed |
| 2001 | 26 | 206 | observed |
| 2002 | 31 | 176 | observed |
| 2003 | 26 | 205 | observed |
| 2004 | 21 | 226 | observed |
| 2005 | 50 | 137 | observed |
| 2006 | 32 | 179 | observed |
| 2007 | 43 | 152 | observed |
| 2008 | 50 | 139 | observed |
| 2009 | 50 | 138 | observed |
| 2010 | 62 | 123 | observed |
| 2011 | 61 | 127 | observed |
| 2012 | 89 | 90 | observed |
| 2013 | 73 | 100 | observed |
| 2014 | 88 | 90 | observed |
| 2015 | 73 | 106 | observed |
| 2016 | 78 | 97 | observed |
| 2017 | 84 | 91 | observed |
| 2018 | 83 | 91 | observed |
| 2019 | 57 | 114 | observed |
| 2020 | 55 | 104 | observed |
| 2021 | 57 | 105 | observed |
| 2022 | 51 | 115 | observed |
| 2023 | 48 | 121 | observed |
| 2024 | 57 | 108 | observed |
| 2025 | 63 | 102 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Viljar” 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.
Estonian volleyball player (1953–2011)
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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
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.
