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Jökull

“Jökull means "glacier" or "ice" and derives from Old Norse *jökull, a word referring to large masses of glacial ice.”

Old Norse · Boy · 1 syllable

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#4
TrendRising ↑
Peak year2021
Syllables1
OriginOld Norse
LanguageIcelandic
CultureIcelandic
Letters6
Numerology3 Chaldean 6
Global rank#4

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Jökull

Jökull means "glacier" or "ice" and derives from Old Norse *jökull, a word referring to large masses of glacial ice.

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Etymology

Jökull means "glacier" or "ice" and derives from Old Norse *jökull, a word referring to large masses of glacial ice. The name is primarily used in Iceland and among Scandinavian peoples, particularly in Norse and Viking heritage contexts, reflecting Iceland's landscape of glaciers.

Jökull currently ranks #4 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2021.

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