Ymir
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Ymir is a boys' name of Old Norse origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Ymir mean?
Old Norse
In Norse myth Ymir is the first frost giant, from whose body Odin and his brothers shaped the world.
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Is Ymir a girl's or a boy's name?
Ymir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 14 boys in the US.
How popular is Ymir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Ymir, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 2021. 7 girls were also named Ymir in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Ymir in the US since 1880 were born between 2022 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ymir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
Names like Ymir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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