Einar is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “bold.” In 2024 it was given to 37 boys in the United States.
Einar belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “bold” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Einar first appears in Social Security records in 1893. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #729 in 1909, and in 2024 37 babies received the name — 1,516 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Einar means “bold” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Einar is a boy name. In 2024, 37 babies received the name in the US.
Einar comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Einar first appears in US records in 1893. Its best-ever ranking was #729 in 1909, and 37 babies were given the name in 2024.
Einar is pronounced /²ɛɪːnar/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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