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Fenrir
OriginNorse
Meaning"fen-dweller"
US Rank#7335
2025 SSA
About Fenrir
The name of a monstrous wolf in Norse legend, who kills the god Odin and is then killed himself by one of Odin’s sons. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling used the name for one of her most terrifying characters: the evil werewolf Fenrir Greyback.
Pronounced FEN-rir.
As of October 2026, Fenrir ranked #7335 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4935 in 2023.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,935 | 20 | 11.7 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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