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Hjalmar

100% boys · last recorded 1937

Hjalmar has been given to about 115 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 11
Median age today99 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Hjalmar per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1916 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time115

How popular is Hjalmar?

Its best year was 1916, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 2203rd. The typical living American called Hjalmar is about 99 years old today.

Names that sound like Hjalmar

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jamar0.79
  2. Lamar0.68
  3. Shamar0.68
  4. Amar0.68
  5. Delmar0.60
  6. Caesar0.52
  7. Omar0.50
  8. Skylar0.50

Middle names for Hjalmar

Ranked by flow score
  1. Hjalmar John0.77
  2. Hjalmar Lee0.77
  3. Hjalmar Dean0.76
  4. Hjalmar Bryce0.76
  5. Hjalmar Quinn0.76
  6. Hjalmar Neal0.76

Sibling names for Hjalmar

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.62
  2. Cleoeither · 0.61
  3. Estellesister · 0.60
  4. Goldiesister · 0.60
  5. Forestbrother · 0.51
  6. Soleither · 0.50

Where Hjalmar is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Hjalmar Anderson0.74
    2. Hjalmar White0.72
    3. Hjalmar Nguyen0.72
    4. Hjalmar Moore0.72
    5. Hjalmar Lee0.72
    6. Hjalmar Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Hjalmar

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. Norway1945–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.