How popular is the baby name Freyr in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Freyr.

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Popularity of the baby name Freyr


Posts that mention the name Freyr

The top boy-name debuts of 2018

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The top boy-name debuts in the U.S. baby name data last year were:

  1. Jahseh, 65 baby boys
  2. Thielen, 21
  3. Daer, 17
  4. Amell, 12
  5. Daesyn, 12
  6. Ulugbek, 12
  7. Vayu, 12
  8. Lavie, 11
  9. Liano, 11
  10. Oaklynn, 11
  11. Rhaegar, 11
  12. Sirroyal, 11
  13. Truu, 11
  14. Usmon, 11
  15. Weller, 11

Some of the other debuts include: Baz, Xylo, Euro, Sensei, Sicario, Gaurik, Ludo, Soldier, Tritt, Jasahd, Muir, Ozymandias, Thanatos, Ao, Callisto, Charm, Freyr, Garrix, Gursehaj, Jalex, Kenmari, Khal, Koe, Kyloren, Ludovico, Oso, Rovanio, Selleck, Solstice, Swae, Tayceon, Acai, Beacon, Glauk, Glavine, Horizon, Jorniel, Kawaii, Kentucky, Kreek, Perfect, Precise, Prevail, Rehoboth, Sircarter, Solar, Universe, Wentz, Westbrook, Yanciel, Zaytoven

Sircarter was influenced by Sir Carter, the son of Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Do you have explanations for any of the other debuts?

P.S. Wondering what a “debut” name is? Debut names were too rare to appear in the SSA data in any previous year (1880-2017). In order to debut, they need to be given to at least 5 babies of one gender or the other within a single year.

Source: SSA

Image: Adapted from LotusBud0048a (public domain) by Frank “Fg2” Gualtieri

Popular baby names in Iceland, 2014

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Flag of Iceland

According to Statistics Iceland, the most popular baby names in the country in 2014 were Margrét and Aron.

Here are Iceland’s top 3 girl names and top 3 boy names of 2014:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Margrét
2. Anna
3. Emma
1. Aron
2. Alexander
3. Viktor

And these were the top 3 middle names per gender that year:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. María
2. Rós
3. Ósk
1. Þór
2. Hrafn
3. Freyr

Ósk means “wish,” Hrafn means “raven,” and Þór is a form of Thor.

Source: Aron and Margrét Most Popular Baby Names

Image: Adapted from Flag of Iceland (public domain)