Iceland

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Island in NO Norway, AX Åland Islands, CH Switzerland and 3 more.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 21 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Iceland is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name40 records spelled Iceland12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Mexico, Peru

  Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Islandia, Islândia, Islãndia

• a separate name7 records spelled Iceland3 spellings in the group

  Also written ไอซ์แลนด์, ไอซ์แลนด

• French given name6 records spelled Iceland4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Haiti, Congo - Kinshasa

  Also written Islande, Islandia

• a separate name6 records spelled Iceland2 spellings in the group

  Also written 아이슬란드

• Malay name4 records spelled Iceland4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia

  Also written Islândia, Islandia

• Italian name3 records spelled Iceland2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Italy

  Also written Islanda

9 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Iceland is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In sco, Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe; official name: Republic o Iceland)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 9 years between 2009–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 10 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Iceland?

Our records include 11,532 bearers of Iceland across 5 countries — a sample of the full distribution.

In which country does Iceland have the most bearers?

Iceland is most frequently recorded in Iceland, where it is most often spelled iceland.

What does the name Iceland mean?

Recorded meaning: island country, Atlantic