The baby name Asgard is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈæsɡɑrd/ (AS-gard).
Asgard is Norse in Origin.
The baby name Asgard is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈæsɡɑrd/ (AS-gard).
Asgard is Norse in Origin.
Asgard is a modern given name drawn from Old Norse Ásgarðr, the mythic stronghold of the Æsir. The compound joins ás (a member of the Æsir, ‘god’) with garðr (‘enclosure, yard, fortress’), yielding the sense ‘enclosure of the gods’ or ‘home of the Æsir.’ The term appears in the Poetic and Prose Eddas as one of the Nine Worlds, counterpart to Midgard.
As a personal name it has little or no traditional medieval use in Scandinavia, emerging in the late 20th and 21st centuries with revived Norse interest and pop‑culture portrayals. Usage remains rare and typically masculine, though it can be treated as unisex. Variants and related spellings include Ásgarðr (scholarly/Old Norse), Åsgard or Åsgård (Scandinavian), Asgaard and Aasgaard (older Danish/Norwegian forms; also seen as surnames). The name evokes themes of protection, valor, and celestial origin.
Asgard is far from common. We have only 55 recorded uses of it on record, from 20 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #967 | 16 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Asgard is popular in 20 countries — most recent births per country:
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