Given name
Baldur
“prince”
Baldur is a variant of Balder. One Old Norse interpretation is “prince.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Baldur is a variant of Balder. One Old Norse interpretation is “prince.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Baldur is a variant of Balder. An origin associated with Balder is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2024. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Baldur is a variant of Balder. The history of Balder gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Balder is associated with the god of light.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Baldur through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Baldur’s family of names
Baldur shares a linguistic root with Balder. Baldur has a related form in Balder.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Baldur
- Baldur PreimlAustrian ski jumper1939–2025
- Baldur RagnarssonIcelandic poet (1930-2018)
- Baldur MöllerIcelandic chess player (1914–1999)
- Baldur SigurðssonIcelandic footballerborn 1985
- Baldur Ingimar AðalsteinssonIcelandic footballerborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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