Recorded 1914–1927 Boys' name Peak 1916 55 births

Bjarne — boys' name

55 babies named Bjarne in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s401920s15
1910s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Bjarne was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

11 babies were named Bjarne in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bjarne

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Bjarne between 1914 and 1927, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bjarne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bjarne performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bjarne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bjarne in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 55 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bjarne at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

55

Since 1914

14 years of records

Peak year

1916

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1914

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1927

Bjarne popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1916)
11
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 19271921192019191918191619151914 7

Bjarne by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
40 births that decade — 73% of Bjarne's all-time total
1910s401920s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bjarne?
55 babies have been named Bjarne since 1914. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1916 with 11 births.
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?
Bjarne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 14 years of data through 1927.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1927 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.