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Scandinavian Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Peeter Rock, stone Scandinavian Boy 30 #101
Torgrim From Old Norse Þórgrímr: Þórr (Thor) + grímr (mask, helmet) - 'Thor's mask/helmet', broadly 'protected by Thor'. Norse, Scandinavian Boy 26 #102
Rein Often a short form of Germanic names from ragin 'counsel' (e.g., Reinier, Reinhold); in German 'rein' means 'pure'; as a Japanese transcription it takes meanings of the character Rei. Dutch, Germanic, Scandinavian Boy 25 #103
Han Varies by origin - Chinese/Korean: linked to the Han clan or Han (漢) as an ethnic/historical term; Western: short form of Johannes/Hans meaning 'God is gracious'. Chinese, Dutch, English, German, Korean, Scandinavian Boy 22 #104
Jontte Diminutive of Jon/Jonathan - 'YHWH is gracious' / 'gift of God' Scandinavian Boy 22 #105
Jan-Ove Combined meaning: 'God is gracious' (Jan) + 'heritage/legacy' (Ove, Old Norse/Germanic) Germanic, Scandinavian Boy 21 #106
Jonte Derived from Jon/John or Jonathan - 'God is gracious' (John) / 'Yahweh has given' (Jonathan) English, Scandinavian Boy 20 #107
Eivin From Old Norse Eyvindr - likely ey ('island' or 'good fortune') + vindr ('winner') - roughly 'fortunate one' or 'island-winner'. Scandinavian Boy 18 #108
Gunder Derived from the Old Norse element gunn 'war, battle' - 'battle/warrior' Norse, Scandinavian Boy 16 #109
Ingolf From Old Norse elements Ing (a Norse god) + úlfr (wolf) - 'Ing's wolf'. Norse, Scandinavian Boy 13 #110
Kron Crown; alternatively associated with time/authority via Kronos Norse, Scandinavian Boy 12 #111
Jahn God is gracious German, Hebrew, Scandinavian Boy 11 #112
Hans-Christian God is gracious; follower of Christ (gracious follower of Christ) German, Scandinavian Boy 10 #113
Mikka Who is like God? Scandinavian Boy 9 #114
Ero Either 'love, desire' (from Greek Eros) or 'ever-ruler/eternal ruler' (if linked to Eero/Eric). Finnish, Greek, Scandinavian Boy 8 #115
Povel Derived from Latin Paulus, meaning 'small' or 'humble'. Scandinavian Boy 7 #116
Dane Person from Denmark; 'Danish' English, Scandinavian Boy 6 #117
Danne Either 'Dane' - a person from Denmark, or, when from Daniel, 'God is my judge.' Scandinavian Boy 6 #118
Kettil From Old Norse ketill meaning 'kettle' or 'cauldron' (metaphorically 'helmet' or a warrior/ritual vessel). Norse, Scandinavian Boy 6 #119
Matz Gift of God Scandinavian Boy 6 #120
Sirri From Arabic 'sirr' meaning 'secret' or 'mystery'; 'secretive' or 'mysterious'. Arabic, Scandinavian, Turkish Boy 6 #121
Jenson Son of Jens (i.e., son of John; John meaning 'God is gracious') Danish, English, Scandinavian Boy 5 #122
Lang Varies by origin - Chinese (郎 Láng): 'young man; gentleman; official; groom'; Germanic/Old English/Scandinavian: 'long, tall'. Chinese, English, Germanic, Scandinavian Boy 5 #123
Nels Victory of the people Scandinavian Boy 5 #124
Nickan Either 'victory of the people' (from Greek Nicholas) or 'virtuous/good' (from Persian Nikan). Scandinavian Boy 5 #125
Iwar Bow-warrior or archer (from Old Norse elements meaning 'yew' + 'warrior') Norse, Scandinavian Boy 4 #126
Fritjof From Old Norse frið 'peace' + þjófr 'thief' - literally 'peace-thief' (traditional interpretation) Norse, Scandinavian Boy 3 #127
Gulli Gold, golden (from Old Norse 'gull' meaning 'gold') Norse, Scandinavian Boy 3 #128
Anker Anchor - symbolizing stability, safety, and hope Dutch, Scandinavian Boy 2 #129
Asger From Old Norse 'ás' (god) + 'geirr' (spear): 'god-spear' or 'divine spear'. Norse, Scandinavian Boy 2 #130
Inar Unclear/variable - possibly Turkish 'bright/ shining' or a form/variant of Old Norse Einar meaning 'lone warrior'; also associated with the Finnish place-name Inari. Finnish, Norse, Scandinavian, Turkish Boy 2 #131
Olin Generally rendered as 'descendant' or 'heritage' (often associated with Old Norse/Scandinavian name elements); meanings vary by tradition. English, Irish, Scandinavian Boy 2 #132
Age Scandinavian form related to Old Norse names (e.g., Áki/Ás) associated with the gods or ancestral/old family names; in Estonian used as a short form related to Ago. Scandinavian Boy
Airik Eternal ruler (ever-ruler) Norse, Scandinavian Boy
Aker Originally 'field' (Scandinavian/Germanic); also the name of an Ancient Egyptian earth/horizon guardian Egyptian, Germanic, Scandinavian, Swedish Boy
Aldrid Old counsel English, Scandinavian Boy
Alfarinn From Old Norse álfr 'elf' + -rinn 'traveler/runner' - roughly 'elf-traveler' or 'elf-runner'. Norse, Scandinavian Boy
Amundi Derived from Old Norse elements with mundr meaning 'protection' - broadly 'protector' or 'protection'. Norse, Scandinavian Boy
Anbiorn Built on the element 'björn' meaning 'bear' - roughly 'bear' (possibly 'eagle-bear' if prefix relates to 'arn' or 'graceful bear' if related to 'Ann') Norse, Scandinavian Boy
Anbjarn Likely a compound including 'bjarn' (bear); roughly 'An's bear' or 'bear-like' (element 'An' uncertain) Scandinavian Boy
Anbjorn From Old Norse elements 'An' + 'björn' - 'björn' means 'bear'; commonly interpreted as 'An's bear' or 'ancestor's bear'. Scandinavian Boy
Ancher From Danish 'Anker' meaning 'anchor' - figuratively 'one who anchors', steadfast or reliable. Danish, Scandinavian Boy
Andersen Son of Anders (Anders = Scandinavian form of Andrew, meaning 'man' or 'warrior') Scandinavian Boy
Andren Man; manly, brave Greek, Scandinavian Boy
Ankor Possible meanings: 'sprout' (from Sanskrit Ankur), 'anchor' (from Anker), or a reference to Angkor ('city/temple') Dutch, Khmer, Scandinavian Boy
Anund Uncertain Scandinavian Boy
Ar Varies by origin; broadly a short form or name-element often associated with concepts like 'man', 'noble/leader', or linked to sunlight/heroic name-elements in Armenian contexts Armenian, English, Norse, Persian, Scandinavian Boy
Arilde Likely derived from Old Norse elements 'ari' (eagle) + 'hildr' (battle), loosely 'eagle battle' or 'eagle warrior' Scandinavian Boy
Arness From a headland or promontory (Old Norse nes); may derive from ár 'river' or arn 'eagle' - roughly 'river headland' or 'eagle headland'. Norse, Scandinavian Boy
Arney Diminutive of Arne/Arnold: 'eagle' or 'eagle-ruler' English, Scandinavian Boy

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