53%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English (Modern) Pronounced Pron. BEHR [key·IPA] Meaning & History From the English word for the animal, derived from Old English bera, probably derived from a root meaning "brown". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesBjørn(Danish) Björn(Icelandic) Bjørn(Norwegian) Bjarni, Bjǫrn(Old Norse) Björn(Swedish) Ber(Yiddish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #398 in 2021 England and Wales Last ranked #826 in 2021 United States Categories animals, Bear in the Big Blue House characters, bears, Billy Joel songs, English nouns, English verbs, Harry Belafonte repertoire, isograms, modern English, nautical, pet names, R.E.M. lyrics, Sufjan Stevens songs, Tori Amos lyrics, word names