Entry № 1123 · Icelandic origin

Bylgja Bylgja — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ BILG-yah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Icelandic

Meaning

"A wave, a billow"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Traditional

The meaning

A name that means "a wave, a billow".

Bylgja means a wave or billow — a rolling swell of the sea, another wave-daughter of myth. It carries power and grace.

It reads deep and free, a billow of a name.

A wave, a billow — a Icelandic name of grace and heritage.

In its original form

Bylgja

Popularity

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Bylgja · last year

29 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Real people

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In fiction

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Numerology

Bylgja carries a clear numerological signature.

Parents on Bylgja

"Icelandic roots, 2 syllables. Bylgja."

Mother of one