Given name & surname
Haakon
“of the chosen race; one who is exalted”
Haakon is a variant of Hakon. One Scandinavian interpretation is “of the chosen race; one who is exalted.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Haakon is a variant of Hakon. One Scandinavian interpretation is “of the chosen race; one who is exalted.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Haakon is a variant of Hakon. An origin associated with Hakon is Scandinavian.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Haakon developed from Hákon.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Haakon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 471
- 471 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 14 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 30 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 457 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Haakon’s family of names
In English usage, Haakon developed from the Old Norse form Hákon. In English usage, Haakon has a related form in HACO. Haakon has a related form in Hakon.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Haakon has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Haakon
- Haakon VIIIKing of Norway since 2026born 1973
- Haakon VIIKing of Norway from 1905 to 1957 (1872–1957)
- Haakon SörvikSwedish gymnast (1886–1970)
- Haakon ChevalierAmerican translator, writer and academic (1901–1985)
- Haakon SheteligNorwegian archaeologist (1877–1955)
- Haakon TranbergNorwegian sprinter and long jumper1917–1991
- Haakon LieNorwegian politician (1905–2009)
- Haakon LorentzenBrazilian banker; son of Princess Ragnhild of Norway and Erling Lorentzenborn 1954
- Haakon Bruun-HanssenNorwegian Admiralborn 1960
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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