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Scandinavian Girl Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Vibeke Derived from Old High German wīb - 'woman, wife'. Germanic, Scandinavian Girl 11 #151
Annelise “grace” (Anna) + “pledged to God” (Elisabeth) German, Scandinavian Girl 10 #152
Torhild From Old Norse Þórhildr: Þórr ('Thor') + hildr ('battle') - 'Thor's battle' or 'battle of Thor'. Norse, Scandinavian Girl 10 #153
Ing-Marie Combines the Norse element 'Ing' (a fertility/ancestral god) with 'Marie' (Mary: 'beloved'/'bitter'); roughly 'Ing's beloved'. Scandinavian Girl 7 #154
Mailen Varies by origin: could mean 'little chief' (Gaelic), relate to 'of Magdala' via Magdalena, or be associated with 'apricot blossom' (Mai) Gaelic, Scandinavian Girl 7 #155
Birita Derived from Brigid/Brigitta - 'exalted one', associated with strength, power, and holiness Scandinavian Girl 6 #156
Haldis From Old Norse elements hallr (rock, slope) + dís (goddess) - roughly 'rock goddess' or 'goddess-like woman'. Norse, Scandinavian Girl 6 #157
Linni Diminutive of Lynn or Linnea - associated with 'lake' (Lynn) or the Linnea twinflower English, Scandinavian Girl 6 #158
Birge Derived from Brigid - "exalted one" or "strength" Scandinavian Girl 5 #159
Brit From Brittany ('from Britain' / 'Briton') or short form of Birgit/Brigitta ('exalted, strong'). English, Scandinavian Girl 5 #160
Grethe Pearl Scandinavian Girl 5 #161
Hilma-Liisa Combines Hilma (related to 'helmet/protection' or 'battle') and Liisa ('God is my oath' / 'pledged to God') Scandinavian Girl 5 #162
Marthine Either 'warlike, dedicated to Mars' (from Martin/Martine) or 'lady, mistress' (from Martha) Scandinavian Girl 5 #163
Millah Variant of Mila meaning "gracious" or "dear"; in Hebrew 'Milah' means "word". Hebrew, Scandinavian, Slavic Girl 5 #164
Eldrid Likely from Old Norse eldr 'fire' + fríðr 'beautiful' - 'fiery beauty' (probable) Norse, Scandinavian Girl 4 #165
Gunnhild From Old Norse gunnr 'war' + hildr 'battle' - 'war/battle maiden' or 'fighter'. Norse, Scandinavian Girl 4 #166
Freydis From Old Norse elements Frey (Freyja/Freyr) + dís ('goddess, woman'), roughly 'goddess/ lady of Frey' or 'noble woman'. Icelandic, Norse, Scandinavian Girl 3 #167
Jensine God is gracious Scandinavian Girl 3 #168
Linna Possible meanings include 'twinflower' or 'linden' (via Linnea), 'castle' (Finnish linna), or 'tender/delicate' (as a form of Lina). Finnish, Scandinavian Girl 3 #169
Livy Diminutive of Livia/Olivia - 'olive' (olive tree) Latin, Scandinavian Girl 3 #170
Fie Pet form of Josephine ('God will increase') or Sofie/Sophia ('wisdom') Danish, Scandinavian Girl 2 #171
Kina Varies by origin - in Japanese the meaning depends on the kanji used; as a diminutive of Katherine/Christina it relates to 'pure' or 'follower of Christ'; in Scandinavian languages 'Kina' simply denotes the country China. Japanese, Scandinavian Girl 2 #172
Nilsa Feminine form of Nils/Nicholas, meaning "victory of the people" Scandinavian Girl 2 #173
Adda Hebrew: "ornament" or "adornment"; Germanic: from Adal- meaning "noble" English, Germanic, Hebrew, Scandinavian Girl
Aegileif Likely "heir/descendant of the sea" - from Old Norse elements ægi/Ægir (sea) + leifr (heir, descendant). Norse, Scandinavian Girl
Aile Generally a feminine name; often a variant of Aileen/Aila (meanings: noble/holy or 'from the strong place'); in Turkish it literally means "family". Finnish, Irish, Scandinavian, Scottish, Turkish Girl
Akselina Feminine form of Aksel/Axel - "father of peace" Scandinavian Girl
Alfhilda From Old Norse alf (elf) + hildr (battle): 'elf-battle' (often interpreted as 'elf warrior') Norse, Scandinavian Girl
Allette Noble (primary); occasionally associated with 'truth' if linked to Alethea Dutch, French, Scandinavian Girl
Alvhild From Old Norse alf (‘elf’) + hildr (‘battle’) - ‘elf-battle’ Norse, Scandinavian Girl
Alvilda From Old Norse 'álfr' (elf) + 'hildr' (battle), meaning 'elf-battle' or 'battle of the elves' Norse, Scandinavian Girl
Alvita Possibly 'life' or 'lively' (from Latin vita); exact origin uncertain Scandinavian Girl
Alytte A diminutive form of names beginning with 'Al-'; commonly interpreted as 'little noble one' (from Adal-) or, in some derivations, 'little truthful one' (from Alethea) Scandinavian Girl
Anickah Grace; favor Scandinavian Girl
Anjia Likely 'grace' (from Anna/Anja) or 'peaceful/pleasant home' (from Chinese An + Jia). Chinese, English, Germanic, Scandinavian, Slavic Girl
Anna-Mai Combination of Anna ('grace, favor') and Mai (commonly 'May' - the month - or 'apricot blossom'/'dance' in some Asian languages); roughly 'grace of May' or 'graceful blossom'. Scandinavian Girl
Anni-Frid Anna ('grace') + Frid/Frida ('peace') - roughly 'graceful peace' or 'grace and peace'. Germanic, Scandinavian Girl
Anniika Grace; favored one (from Hebrew name Hannah) Finnish, Scandinavian Girl
Annike Grace; favor Scandinavian Girl
Anniki Diminutive of Anna, meaning 'grace' or 'favor' Scandinavian Girl
Annikke Diminutive of Anna, from Hebrew Hannah meaning "grace" or "favor" Scandinavian Girl
Anyka Generally linked to Anna/Hannah: 'grace' or 'favor'; in some usages related to Anika: 'face' or 'army/soldier'. Germanic, Hebrew, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Slavic Girl
Arnlaug From Old Norse arn 'eagle' + laug 'vowed' - roughly 'eagle-vowed' or 'pledged to the eagle'. Norse, Scandinavian Girl
Astina Possibly 'star' or a diminutive of Justina meaning 'just/fair' Scandinavian Girl
Astryd Divinely beautiful; 'god-beauty' (from Old Norse ás 'god' + fríðr 'beautiful, beloved') Norse, Scandinavian Girl
Audhilde From Old Norse auð 'wealth' + hildr 'battle' - 'wealthy/fortunate in battle'. Norse, Scandinavian Girl
Auduna Fortune, wealth - 'fortunate' or 'blessed with prosperity' Norse, Scandinavian Girl
Axela Derived from Axel/Absalon - 'father of peace'. Scandinavian Girl
Berget Likely "help" or "protection" (from Old Norse björg); sometimes associated with the Brigid/Bridget sense of "exalted one" or "strength" Scandinavian Girl
Bergitte Exalted/high; strength or power Scandinavian Girl

Scandinavian Girls name popularity over time

Aggregated births across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland for every Scandinavian-origin name in our dataset.

440
Names in this origin
157
With data in 2026
218,128
Births 2026
218,128
Peak year 2026