OriginDanish / Icelandic / Norwegian / Scandinavian / Swedish
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 2
US Rank (today)#5990
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Origin & history of Einar
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Danish / Icelandic / Norwegian / Scandinavian / Swedish roots
Einar comes from the Danish / Icelandic / Norwegian / Scandinavian / Swedish tradition, meaning One Who Fights Alone.
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How popular is Einar?
1915peak year
Today, Einar is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #5990), with only about 21 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1915, 60 babies were given the name (ranked #777 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1910s. Einar has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 1,516 babies have been registered as Einar since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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