Boys' name · since 1914

Bjarne

Bjarne has 55 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#21,477 of 45,481
all-time among boys
55
born since 1914
1910s
peak decade

Bjarne sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 55 recorded since 1914.

Bjarne has 55 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1927.

  • #21,477 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 55 born since 1914
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bjarne ranks #21,477 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.

#21,477 of 45,481
all-time among boys
55
born since 1914
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bjarne's 55 recorded births place it above 52.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bjarne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Bjarne splits its recorded history at 1919: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Bjarne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1927

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1916)
11
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
4681012 19141915191619181919192019211927 5

Bjarne by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (40 births, 73% of the file).

1910s was Bjarne's strongest decade.

40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.

Bjarne births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 40 births (73% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bjarne? ▼
55 babies have been named Bjarne since 1914. All-time, it sits at #21,477 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1916 with 11 births.
Where does Bjarne sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bjarne ranks #21,477 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bjarne most popular? ▼
Bjarne was most popular in the 1910s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Bjarne been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bjarne since 1914 -- 14 years through the most recent 1927 data.
What names are similar to Bjarne? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bjay. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Bjarne's data

  • Bjarne's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 1920s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bjarne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1927 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bjarne draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.