Einar

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Meaning

Einar is a Scandinavian given name deriving from the Old Norse name Einarr, which according to Guðbrandur Vigfússon is directly connected with the concept of the einherjar, warriors who died in battle and ascended to Valhalla in Norse mythology.

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Einar first appears in the data in 1893 and has been recorded in 112 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1915 with 60 babies (rank #777 that year). In 2024 it was given to 37 boys (rank #3,226). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Einar

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Einar yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1,516
Total babies (all years)
112
Years in the data
60
Peak in a single year

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
18935#1,084
18947#887
18958#813
18966#1,016
18978#805
18986#1,038
18997#880
19005#1,367
19029#812
19037#933
19047#992
19059#857
190610#809
190712#783
19087#1,138
190915#729
19108#1,234
191116#836
191218#1,105
191335#807
191436#910
191560#777
191648#918
191743#997
191845#1,000
191942#1,054
192032#1,282
192119#1,849
192222#1,663
192329#1,365
192416#2,072
192529#1,367
192628#1,385
192725#1,527
192824#1,536
192916#1,950
193015#1,995
193112#2,234
193223#1,483
193318#1,663
19349#2,615
193510#2,430
193610#2,335
193716#1,776
193813#2,011
19399#2,507
194012#2,108
194114#1,932
194218#1,697
19439#2,607
19448#2,694
19459#2,443
194610#2,447
194711#2,407
19489#2,659
194910#2,499
19507#3,118
195110#2,543
19528#2,935
195313#2,214
195412#2,348
19559#2,826
19568#3,034
19579#2,883
19585#4,113
19597#3,370
196013#2,349
196111#2,590
19628#3,126
19637#3,420
196410#2,714
19659#2,852
19667#3,319
19675#4,132
19688#3,185
19698#3,399
19708#3,610
19715#5,132
19729#3,418
197311#3,073
19756#4,991
19775#6,139
19795#6,332
19825#6,648
19835#6,541
19846#5,792
19858#4,827
19896#7,253
19905#8,508
19916#7,549
19995#10,396
20005#10,886
20018#7,750
20025#11,190
20047#9,207
20055#11,956
20065#12,575
20077#10,075
20089#8,498
20097#10,157
20105#12,813
201411#7,186
20156#11,066
20165#12,751
201712#6,806
201822#4,512
201916#5,636
202019#4,903
202131#3,600
202233#3,483
202328#3,917
202437#3,226