| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halldór | Thor’s rock | Icelandic | Boy | — | |
| Heida | Derived from Old Norse heiðr, meaning 'heath' or 'bright/clear'. | Icelandic | Girl | — | |
| Hekja | From an Old Norse root meaning 'to enchant' or 'to bewitch' - 'enchantress' | Icelandic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Hjorleifur | From Old Norse hjǫr 'sword' + leifr 'heir, descendant' - 'sword‑heir' or 'heir/descendant of the sword' | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hlif | Protection; shelter; defense | Icelandic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Hrafn | Raven | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hrafnhildur | Raven + battle (raven warrior / raven battle) | Icelandic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Hrafnkell | From Old Norse hrafn 'raven' + ketill 'kettle/helmet' - roughly 'raven's cauldron/helmet'. | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hrefna | Raven (the bird) | Icelandic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Hugi | Mind, thought, spirit | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Illugi | Uncertain - likely Old Norse in origin; possibly derived from elements related to ill- ('bad') and ugr ('fear, dread'), though interpretations vary. | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| In Icelandic: Yngvildur | From Old Norse Yngvildr - Yngvi (a byname of the god Freyr) + an element meaning 'wild' or related to 'battle'; generally interpreted as 'Yngvi's wild one' or 'Yngvi's battle'. | Icelandic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Isleif | From Old Norse Ísleifr: 'ís' (ice) + 'leifr' (heir, descendant) - 'heir/descendant of ice'. | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Isleifur | Descendant or heir of ice (from Old Norse 'ís' = ice + 'leifr' = heir/descendant) | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Isli | Possibly 'island' (if related to Isla) or 'ice' (if from Icelandic Ís-); otherwise an invented name with no established traditional meaning | Gaelic, Icelandic, Norse | Unisex | — | |
| Jonyna | God is gracious | Icelandic | Girl | — | |
| Kappi | Champion, warrior | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Kippar | Possibly 'skipper' (ship's captain) or an occupational name connected to kipper (a person who cures or sells fish) | Icelandic | Boy | — | |
| Kirkjabyr | Church settlement / church town | Icelandic, Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Kjartanur | Sea warrior / sea ruler / mariner | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Kristjana | Follower of Christ (Christian) | Icelandic | Girl | — | |
| Kveld | Evening | Icelandic, Norse, Norwegian | Unisex | — | |
| Lundey | From Icelandic lundey meaning "puffin island" (lundi = puffin + ey = island); occasionally linked to Old Norse lundr 'grove' + ey 'island'. | Icelandic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Morgun | "morning" - dawn, new beginning | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Njal | Likely 'champion' (meaning uncertain; some sources suggest 'cloud' or 'passionate') | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Nyr | New, newcomer | Icelandic, Norse | Unisex | — | |
| Orm | Snake, serpent | Danish, English, Icelandic, Norman, Norse, Norwegian, Swedish | Boy | — | |
| Orri | Originally referred to a type of wild bird (a grouse/woodcock); used as a masculine given name in Iceland | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ragnheiður | 'Counsel of the gods' or 'divine/mighty counsel' (from Old Norse ragn- 'advice/gods' + heiðr 'bright, honor') | Icelandic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Reynir | Rowan (rowan tree) | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Roonagh | Often rendered as "ROO-nə"; meanings vary by root: from Rónagh (assoc. with Rónán) possibly "little seal" or, if linked to Rúna, "secret" or "rune" | Icelandic, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Sigfridur | Beautiful victory (from Old Norse sigr 'victory' + fríðr 'beautiful') | Icelandic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Sigmundur | Victory-protection | Faroese, Icelandic, Old Norse | Boy | — | |
| Sigurdur | From Old Norse sigr 'victory' + varðr 'guardian/defender' - 'victory guardian' or 'guardian of victory'. | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Sigvaldur | Victorious ruler | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Sigvardur | Guardian of victory | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Sjonni | Pet form of Sigurjón - combining Old Norse 'Sigur' (victory) and Jón/John (God is gracious); roughly 'victorious John'. | Icelandic | Boy | — | |
| Skúla | Uncertain - likely from Old Norse roots related to shelter/protection (cf. skjól) or an old personal/epithet name; broadly 'shelter/protector' is often cited | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Skúlí | Likely 'shelter' or 'protector' (from Old Norse roots) | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Snorri | Likely from Old Norse meaning 'attack' or 'onslaught' (exact origin uncertain). | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Svanur | Swan | Icelandic | Boy | — | |
| Svava | Swallow (the bird) | Icelandic, Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Sveinn | Boy, lad | Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish | Boy | — | |
| Sæunn | From Old Norse sæ 'sea' + unn 'love/wave' - roughly 'sea wave' or 'sea-lover'. | Icelandic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Thordur | Derived from the Norse god Þórr (Thor); often interpreted as 'Thor's guardian'. | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Thorgrimur | From Old Norse Þórr (Thor) + grímr (masked one, helmet) - 'Thor's masked/helmeted one' or 'protected by Thor'. | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Thorgunnur | Compound of Thor (the Norse god) + gunnr (battle) - 'Thor's battle' or 'battle of Thor'. | Icelandic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Vigdís | Battle goddess | Icelandic, Old Norse | Girl | — | |
| Ásdís | From Old Norse Ás (god) + dís (goddess/lady) - 'goddess' or 'divine woman'. | Icelandic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Ásgeir | God-spear | Icelandic | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Icelandic-origin name in our dataset.
