Gender:
Origin:
Norse
90 famous people named Haakon found on Wikipedia.
394 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
4239-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
2389-th in year 1912
Used in: Norwegian
Haakon, also spelled Håkon (in Norway), Hakon (in Denmark), Håkan (in Sweden), or Hákon, is an older spelling of the modern Norwegian form of the Old Norwegian masculine first name Hákon meaning "High Son" from há (high, chosen) and konr (son, descendant, kin). An old English form is Hacon as in Haconby, Hacon's Village.
Haakon was the name of seven kings of Norway (see Norwegian royalty).
King Haakon I of Norway, Haakon the Good
King Haakon Magnusson of Norway
King Haakon II of Norway, Haakon Herdebrei
King Haakon III of Norway, Haakon Sverreson
King Haakon IV of Norway, Haakon the Old
King Haakon V of Norway, Haakon V Magnusson
King Haakon VI of Norway, Haakon VI Magnusson
King Haakon VII of Norway, Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, (If he succeeds as expected, he will be known as Haakon VIII)
Other uses of Haakon or Håkon:
Håkon Wium Lie, one of the inventors of Cascading Style Sheets
Haakon Lie, Norwegian politician and centenarian
Haakon County, South Dakota
Haakon, a Varangian mentioned in the inscription on the Piraeus Lion
Óspakr-Hákon, thirteenth-century King of the Isles
Chosen son.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haakon VII of Norway | 1872 | King of Norway |
| 2 | Haakon IV of Norway | 1204 | King of Norway |
| 3 | Haakon V of Norway | 1270 | King of Norway |
| 4 | Haakon the Good | 0920 | King of Norway |
| 5 | Haakon VI of Norway | 1340 | King of Norway and Sweden |
| 6 | Haakon III of Norway | 1178 | King of Norway |
| 7 | Haakon Sigurdsson | De facto ruler of Norway from about 975 to 995 | |
| 8 | Haakon Lorentzen | 1954 | Brazilian businessman |
| 9 | Haakon Chevalier | 1901 | American translator, writer and academic |
| 10 | Haakon II of Norway | 1147 | King of Norway |
| 11 | Haakon the Young | 1232 | Co-king of Norway |
| 12 | Haakon Magnusson of Norway | 1068 | King of Norway |
| 13 | Haakon the Crazy | 1173 | Norwegian earl |
| 14 | Haakon Bruun-Hanssen | 1960 | Norwegian Admiral |
| 15 | Haakon Ericsson | 0995 | King of Norway and earl of Lade |
| 16 | Haakon Paulsson | Norwegian Jarl | |
| 17 | Haakon Sørbye | 1920 | Norwegian engineer |
| 18 | Haakon Graf | 1955 | Norwegian musician |
| 19 | Haakon Shetelig | 1877 | Norwegian archaeologist |
| 20 | Haakon Børde | 1940 | Norwegian journalist |
| 21 | Haakon Blankenborg | 1955 | Norwegian politician |
| 22 | Haakon Sandborg | 1958 | Norwegian businessman |
| 23 | Haakon Stotijn | 1915 | Dutch oboist (1915-1964) |
| 24 | Haakon Arntzen | Canadian politician | |
| 25 | Haakon Pedersen | 1906 | Norwegian speed skater |
| 26 | Haakon Baardsøn Hjelde | 1946 | Norwegian diplomat |
| 27 | Haakon Nyhuus | 1866 | Norwegian librarian and encyclopedist |
| 28 | Haakon Sløgedal | 1901 | Norwegian politician |
| 29 | Haakon Martin Evjenth | 1865 | Norwegian politician |
| 30 | Håkon O. Wika | 1899 | Norwegian politician |
| 31 | Haakon Sund | 1873 | Norwegian judge |
| 32 | Haakon Bugge Mahrt | 1901 | Writer |
| 33 | Haakon Tranberg | 1917 | Norwegian sprinter and long jumper |
| 34 | Haakon Andreas Olsen | 1923 | Norwegian physicist |
| 35 | Haakon Stein | 1940 | Fencer |
| 36 | Haakon Lind | 1906 | Norwegian boxer |
| 37 | Haakon Eeg-Henriksen | 1892 | |
| 38 | Haakon Bingen | 1918 | Norwegian civil servant |
| 39 | Haakon Ameln | 1881 | Norwegian businessman |
| 40 | Haakon Sörvik | 1886 | Gymnast |
| 41 | Haakon Sandvold | 1921 | Norwegian businessman |
| 42 | Haakon Bull-Hansen | 1951 | |
| 43 | Haakon Thallaug | 1903 | Lawyer |
| 44 | Haakon Sandberg | 1924 | |
| 45 | Haakon Bryhni | 1968 | |
| 46 | Haakon Hauan | 1871 | Norwegian politician |
| 47 | Haakon Esplo | 1970 | Norwegian musician |
| 48 | Haakon Sandøy | 1941 | Norwegian film director |
| 49 | Haakon Hellenes | 1936 | Norwegian writer |
| 50 | Haakon Blystad | 1879 | |
| 51 | Haakon Ditlev Lowzow | 1854 | Norwegian politician |
| 52 | Haakon Jansen | 1900 | Norwegian distance runner |
| 53 | Haakon Sandtorp | 1911 | Cyclist |
| 54 | Haakon Stang Lund | 1943 | Norwegian lawyer |
| 55 | Haakon Lie | 1884 | Norwegian author |
| 56 | Haakon Melhuus | 1947 | Norwegian meteorologist |
| 57 | Haakon Ellingsen | 1966 | |
| 58 | Haakon Breien Benestad | 1940 | Norwegian professor |
| 59 | Haakon Wallem | 1870 | |
| 60 | Haakon Hansen | 1907 | Norwegian politician |
| 61 | Haakon Adelsten Lunde | 1830 | Norwegian graphic artist (1830-1901) |
| 62 | Haakon Harlem | 1905 | |
| 63 | Haakon Ringdal | 1954 | Norwegian businessman |
| 64 | Haakon Irgens | 1884 | |
| 65 | Haakon Waadeland | 1927 | |
| 66 | Haakon Rochseth | 1858 | Norwegian politician and farmer |
| 67 | Haakon Schønning | 1901 | Norwegian police officer and jiu jiutsu expert (1901–51) |
| 68 | Haakon Storm | 1879 | |
| 69 | Haakon Skår-Olsen | 1978 | Norwegian writer and musician |
| 70 | Haakon Dyrnes | 1966 | |
| 71 | Haakon Hasberg Breien | 1864 | |
| 72 | Haakon Kristian Haraldsen | 1904 | Norwegian professor |
| 73 | Haakon Jensen Kaulum | 1863 | |
| 74 | Haakon Faanes | 1884 | Norwegian professor |
| 75 | Haakon Høst | 1905 | Norwegian lawyer and nazi collaborator |
| 76 | Haakon Vigander | 1895 | |
| 77 | Haakon Nord | 1911 | |
| 78 | Haakon Oliver Karlsen | 1888 | |
| 79 | Haakon Manheim | 1952 | |
| 80 | Haakon H. Bartnæs | 1873 | |
| 81 | Haakon Arnold | 1897 | Norwegian actor |
| 82 | Haakon Gunleiksrud | 1996 | |
| 83 | Haakon Bjørklid | 1925 | Norwegian writer, painter and illustrator |
| 84 | Haakon Hjelde | 1902 | Norwegian actor |
| 85 | Haakon Storøy | 1907 | Norwegian politician and contributing editor |
| 86 | Haakon Flemmen | 1977 | Norwegian journalist and contributing editor |
| 87 | Haakon Koch | 1885 | Norwegian politician |
| 88 | Haakon Tveter | 1844 | Norwegian politician |
| 89 | Haakon Finstad | 1860 | Norwegian politician |
| 90 | Haakon Garaasen | 1887 | Norwegian writer (1887-1957) |