Entry № 1516 · Icelandic origin

Björk Björk — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ BYORK /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Icelandic
Meaning
"Birch tree"
Syllables
1
First recorded
Ancient (Old Norse)

A name that means "birch tree".

Björk is the Icelandic word for "birch tree." The birch is sacred in Norse tradition, symbolizing rebirth and renewal.

Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 1965) is the Icelandic singer, composer, and producer — one of the most original artists of her generation.

Birch tree. The Icelandic singer.

The name in its native script.

Björk
Transliteration
Björk
Pronunciation
/ bjɜːrk /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Björk stands.

Björk does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Björks before her.

Real people
Björk Guðmundsdóttir
Icelandic singer and composer.
born 1965
In fiction
Björk
Common in Icelandic fiction.

Names connected to Björk.

The number behind Björk.

2

The Peacemaker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Björk reduce to 2, The Peacemaker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.