Þjóðskrá (Registers Iceland) · 2025
Popular boy names in Iceland, 2025
Birnir is number one in Iceland in 2025.
The 10 most common boys' names registered in Iceland in 2025, as published by Þjóðskrá (Registers Iceland).
- 1 Birnir
- 2 Matthías
- 3 Emil
- Birnir climbed 3 places to #1, the biggest rise on 2024.
Top list: the publisher releases only the 10 most common names.
| Rank | Name | vs 2024 | E&W 2025 | Ontario 2024 | Keep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birnir | up 3 | · | · | |
| 2 | Matthías | up 1 | 539 | 579 | |
| 3 | Emil | down 2 | 771 | 1,354 | |
| 3 | Jökull | down 2 | · | · | |
| 4 | Aron | up 1 | 497 | · | |
| 5 | Óliver | down 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 5 | Ýmir | new | · | · | |
| 6 | Jón | new | 1,796 | 1,216 | |
| 7 | Björn | new | 556 | 1,516 | |
| 7 | Stefán | new | 422 | 429 |
Change in rank since 2024. “new” means the name was not in the published 2024 list.
Sources: Þjóðskrá (Registers Iceland) (2021-2025), not stated; Hagstofa Íslands (Statistics Iceland) (2021), CC BY 4.0.