List of the most common first names in Iceland
This is a list of the most common first names in Iceland as of 2012. First names are the more important part of the name in Iceland after the patronymic , cf. Icelandic personal name . The following lists do not represent the most popular baby names of the year, but rather provide information on the absolute most frequently chosen names of the respective living population in Iceland.
Male and female first names
The most common male and female first names in Iceland in 2012 were:
| rank | Male | number | Female | number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jón | 5371 | Gudrun | 4953 |
| 2 | Sigurdur | 4321 | Anna | 4461 |
| 3 | Guðmundur | 4056 | Sigríður | 3615 |
| 4th | Gunnar | 3201 | Kristín | 3607 |
| 5 | Ólafur / Olav | 2837 | Margrét / Margrjet / Margret | 2994 |
| 6th | Einar | 2500 | Helga | 2805 |
| 7th | Kristján / Kristian / Christian | 2373 | Sigrun | 2591 |
| 8th | Magnus | 2367 | Ingibjörg | 2261 |
| 9 | Stefán / Stefan | 2179 | Jóhanna | 1988 |
| 10 | Johann | 1974 | Maria | 1937 |
| 11 | Bjorn | 1712 | Elín | 1635 |
| 12 | Árni | 1626 | Katrín | 1453 |
| 13 | Arnar | 1568 | Hildur | 1374 |
| 14th | Bjarni | 1562 | Ragnheiður | 1328 |
| 15th | Helgi | 1514 | Guðbjörg | 1308 |
| 16 | Halldór | 1466 | Ásta | 1307 |
| 17th | Pétur / Pjetur | 1413 | Erla | 1261 |
| 18th | Kristinn | 1333 | Lilja | 1258 |
| 19th | Daniel | 1282 | Eve | 1222 |
| 20th | Gísli | 1279 | Guðný | 1200 |