75%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Swedish, Icelandic, German Pronounced Pron. BYUUN(Swedish) PYUURTN(Icelandic) BYUURN(German) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From an Old Norse byname derived from bjǫrn meaning "bear". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantBjoern(German) DiminutivesBjarne, Björne(Swedish) Bjarni(Icelandic) Other Languages & CulturesBjørn, Bjarke, Bjarne(Danish) Bear(English) Bjarni(Faroese) Bjørn, Bjarne(Norwegian) Bjǫrn, Bjarni(Old Norse) Ber(Yiddish) Surname DescendantBjörnsson(Swedish) Same SpellingBjørn, BjǫrnUser SubmissionBjorn PopularityDetails Last ranked #50 in 2020 Denmark Last ranked #18 in 1977 Germany Last ranked #36 in 2016 Iceland Last ranked #463 in 2020 (Björn) #451 in 2021 (Bjorn) Netherlands Last ranked #87 in 2019 Norway Last ranked #63 in 2021 Sweden Last ranked #766 in 2021 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature natural wholesome strong rough strange serious Name DaysName Days? Sweden: June 18 Categories animals, Eurovision Song Contest winners, nature, Will and Grace characters Entry updated June 13, 2019