Scandinavian Boy Names
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of 401 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sten | Stone | Scandinavian | Boy | 436 #51 | |
| Evert | From elements meaning 'boar' (eber) + 'brave, hardy' (hard) - 'brave/strong as a boar' | Dutch, Scandinavian | Boy | 434 #52 | |
| Assi | {'Hebrew': 'Usually a short form or pet name (linked to names such as Asaf, Asa, Asher) rather than a separate lexical meaning', 'Arabic': "From ʿĀṣī (عاصي) meaning 'rebellious' or 'defiant' (also used as a river epithet, e.g. al-ʿAsī, 'the rebellious')", 'Finnish/Scandinavian': 'Used as a feminine given name or diminutive; no distinct dictionary meaning'} | Arabic, Finnish, Hebrew, Scandinavian | Boy | 424 #53 | |
| Manne | Diminutive or pet form of names beginning with 'Man-' (for example Manfred); broadly related to 'man' or, via Manfred, 'man of peace'. | Dutch, German, Scandinavian | Boy | 411 #54 | |
| Klas | Victory of the people | Germanic, Scandinavian | Boy | 365 #55 | |
| Sune | Originally from Old Norse suni meaning "son" (sometimes linked to the idea of a young man or lad). | Scandinavian | Boy | 354 #56 | |
| Hilding | Derived from 'hild' meaning 'battle' - roughly 'battle warrior' or 'descendant of battle.' | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 350 #57 | |
| Birger | Helper, rescuer | Scandinavian | Boy | 324 #58 | |
| Ove | Heritage, wealth, inheritance | Scandinavian | Boy | 321 #59 | |
| Torsten | Thor's stone | Scandinavian | Boy | 308 #60 | |
| Gerd | From Gerhard: 'ger' (spear) + 'hard' (strong/brave) → 'spear-strong/brave'. From Old Norse Gerðr: 'enclosure' or 'fenced area'. | Germanic, Scandinavian | Boy | 299 #61 | |
| Ea | Originally the Akkadian name of the god Enki, associated with water, wisdom and creation - often interpreted as 'lord of the earth' or 'lord of the house'. In modern use it is frequently treated as a short form or variant of Eva/Eve ('life'). | Akkadian, Babylonian, Scandinavian | Boy | 285 #62 | |
| Jaani | Estonian/Scandinavian: related to John - 'God is gracious'. South Asian: from 'jaan' meaning 'life' or 'beloved'. | Estonian, Hindi, Punjabi, Scandinavian, Urdu | Boy | 265 #63 | |
| Soren | Stern, serious (from Latin 'Severus') | Danish, Scandinavian | Boy | 265 #64 | |
| Karsten | Follower of Christ | Dutch, German, Scandinavian | Boy | 255 #65 | |
| Bernt | Bear-brave; strong/brave as a bear | Scandinavian | Boy | 253 #66 | |
| Gusten | Diminutive of Gustav, meaning "staff of the Goths" or "royal staff" | Germanic, Scandinavian | Boy | 234 #67 | |
| Ingmar | From the god Ing (Yngvi) + 'mar' meaning 'famous' - 'famous through Ing' or 'Ing's fame' | Scandinavian | Boy | 226 #68 | |
| Lars-Erik | Combination of Lars (from Laurentius - laurelled) and Erik (Eiríkr - eternal ruler); roughly "laurel-crowned eternal ruler". | Scandinavian | Boy | 209 #69 | |
| Morten | From Latin Martinus, meaning "of Mars" or "warlike". | Scandinavian | Boy | 203 #70 | |
| Lauritz | From Laurentum; figuratively 'crowned with laurel' or 'man from Laurentum' | Scandinavian | Boy | 179 #71 | |
| Mads | Gift of God | Danish, Norwegian, Scandinavian | Boy | 161 #72 | |
| Elof | Ever‑living; immortal | Scandinavian | Boy | 144 #73 | |
| Thure | Related to the Norse god Thor; roughly 'of Thor' or 'Thor's warrior' | Scandinavian | Boy | 124 #74 | |
| Curt | From Curtis: “courteous” (or, when from Kurt/Konrad: “bold counsel”) | English, Scandinavian | Boy | 118 #75 | |
| Tord | Related to the Norse god Þórr (Thor) - broadly 'of/related to Thor'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 112 #76 | |
| Ingvar | From the god-name Ing (Yngvi) + 'varr' meaning 'warrior' or 'protector' - 'Ing's warrior' or 'protected by Ing' | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 101 #77 | |
| Reidar | From Old Norse elements meaning 'rider' or 'warrior' (reiðr 'ride' + -arr 'warrior/army') | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 97 #78 | |
| Claus | Short form of Nicholas, meaning 'victory of the people.' | Dutch, Germanic, Scandinavian | Boy | 96 #79 | |
| Torstein | Thor's stone (from the god Þórr/Thor + steinn 'stone') | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 95 #80 | |
| Gard | Enclosure, yard, farm, homestead; figuratively a stronghold | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 92 #81 | |
| Enar | One warrior; lone/sole warrior | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 89 #82 | |
| Frode | Wise, learned | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 87 #83 | |
| Hasse | Diminutive of Hans/Johannes - 'God is gracious' | Scandinavian | Boy | 86 #84 | |
| Ingemar | From Old Norse elements Ing (the god Ing/Yngvi) + -mar (famous/renowned) - 'famous through Ing' or 'Ing's fame'. | Scandinavian | Boy | 82 #85 | |
| Mikal | Who is like God? (rhetorical praise of God) | Hebrew, Scandinavian | Boy | 80 #86 | |
| Arild | From Old Norse ari 'eagle' + hildr 'battle' - roughly 'eagle warrior' or 'eagle in battle'. | Scandinavian | Boy | 75 #87 | |
| Jokke | Diminutive of names such as Joachim/Joakim ('God will establish' / 'raised by God') or Johan/John ('God is gracious') | Flemish, Scandinavian | Boy | 75 #88 | |
| Frey | Lord, master; name associated with the Norse fertility god Freyr | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 68 #89 | |
| Christofer | Bearer of Christ | Greek, Scandinavian | Boy | 67 #90 | |
| Hauk | Hawk (the bird of prey) | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 62 #91 | |
| Nisse | Diminutive of Nicholas - 'victory of the people'. Also the name of a Scandinavian household spirit (gnome/tomte). | Scandinavian | Boy | 60 #92 | |
| Eskild | From Old Norse Ásketill: Ás (god) + ketill (cauldron/helmet) - 'god's cauldron' or 'divine helmet'. | Scandinavian | Boy | 47 #93 | |
| Roine | Unclear - likely 'from Roine' (place-name) or of uncertain Norse origin; no widely agreed single meaning | Scandinavian | Boy | 45 #94 | |
| Lorens | From Laurentum; 'crowned with laurel' or 'man from Laurentum' | Germanic, Scandinavian | Boy | 42 #95 | |
| Aske | From Old Norse 'Askr' meaning 'ash tree'; name of the first man in Norse mythology. | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 41 #96 | |
| Axl | Father of peace (from Absalom) or divine helmet/protected by the gods (from Old Norse Ásketill) | Scandinavian | Boy | 40 #97 | |
| Lage | Uncertain - likely Old Norse in origin; sometimes interpreted as related to words meaning 'low' or linked to an early word for 'law/assembly'; as a Portuguese/Spanish surname it is topographic (related to a flat rock/flagstone). | Scandinavian, Spanish | Boy | 39 #98 | |
| Jalmar | From Old Norse meaning "helmeted warrior" | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 38 #99 | |
| Erick | Eternal/everlasting ruler | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 30 #100 |
Scandinavian Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland for every Scandinavian-origin name in our dataset.
401
Names in this origin
115
With data in 2026
150,788
Births 2026
150,788
Peak year 2026