The baby name Baldur is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɑːldʊr/ or /ˈbæl.dər/ (BAL-dur, BAL-der).
Baldur is Norse in Origin.
The baby name Baldur is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɑːldʊr/ or /ˈbæl.dər/ (BAL-dur, BAL-der).
Baldur is Norse in Origin.
Baldur stems from Old Norse Baldr, traced to Proto-Germanic balthraz “bold, brave,” with an overlapping sense of “prince/hero”; in mythic context it also carries the epithet “shining.” In Norse tradition Baldr is the beloved son of Odin and Frigg, a radiant god of light, beauty, and justice whose fated death by a mistletoe dart sets in motion Ragnarok. These associations lend the name connotations of purity, nobility, and courageous serenity.
As a given name, Baldur appears in medieval Scandinavian sources and has remained steady in Icelandic use, with revivals across Scandinavia and German-speaking countries during 19th-century Romanticism. It remains uncommon in the Anglophone world but recognizable through mythology and literature. Principal variants include Baldur (Icelandic, German), Balder (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, English), and Baldr (scholarly/Old Norse form). Related modern elaborations sometimes include Baldor, though it is rare.
| Baldur von Schirach Baldur von Schirach was a German Nazi politician best known for leading the Hitler Youth from 1931 to 1940. He later served as Gauleiter and Reich governor of Vienna from 1940 to 1945. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | Boys | 0 | #28 | 48 | 131 |
| Iceland | Boys | 2023 | #36 | 818 | 60 |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #180 | 3 | 1,509 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #696 | 5 | 13,390 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #910 | 43 | 5,697 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 |
Baldur is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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