| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asta | From Old Norse 'ást' meaning 'love' or 'affection' | Icelandic, Norse | Girl | 226 #51 | |
| Einar | From Old Norse Einarr: 'one' + 'warrior/army' - 'one warrior' or 'lone warrior' | Norse | Boy | 210 #52 | |
| Thoren | Derived from the Norse god Thor - 'of Thor' or associated with thunder | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 197 #53 | |
| Arna | Eagle | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | 186 #54 | |
| Fraya | From Old Norse 'Freyja' meaning 'lady' or 'noble woman'; name of the Norse goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and magic. | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | 183 #55 | |
| Ole | Ancestor's descendant / heir of the ancestors | Norse | Boy | 180 #56 | |
| Ivor | Derived from elements meaning 'yew' (wood used for bows) - hence 'archer' or 'warrior' | Norse | Boy | 178 #57 | |
| Hela | Meaning varies by origin: associated with Hel/the underworld (Norse); derived from Helena meaning 'torch' or 'light' (Greek/Latin); or related to 'halo' (Arabic Hala). | Arabic, Greek, Latin, Norse, Polish, Slavic | Girl | 168 #58 | |
| Inga | From the theonym Ing (Yngvi); 'belonging to/descendant of Ing', often 'protected by Ing' | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | 168 #59 | |
| Signe | New victory | Norse | Girl | 163 #60 | |
| Elda | Commonly 'war/battle' (Germanic) or 'fire/to kindle' (Old Norse); also associated with 'old' in some usages | Norse, Spanish | Girl | 155 #61 | |
| Erling | Noble descendant; son/descendant of a jarl or noble | Norse | Boy | 148 #62 | |
| Skadi | Name of the Norse giantess/goddess associated with skiing, mountains, hunting and winter. | Norse | Girl | 148 #63 | |
| Haakon | From Old Norse há ('high') + konr ('son') - 'high son' or 'noble son' | Norse | Boy | 147 #64 | |
| Ola | Varies by origin: from Old Norse 'descendant/ancestor's heir' (via Olaf); 'wealth, honor' in Yoruba; 'high, exalted' in Arabic; and as a short form of Aleksandra meaning 'defender of men' in Polish contexts. | Arabic, Norse, Polish, Yoruba | Unisex | 139 #65 | |
| Ebba | From a Germanic root often associated with 'boar' (Eber-); also linked to the Old English name Æbbe | English, Germanic, Norse | Girl | 137 #66 | |
| Oleg | Holy, sacred, blessed | Norse | Boy | 124 #67 | |
| Thorsten | Thor's stone | Norse | Boy | 124 #68 | |
| Dain | Originally 'Dane' - a person from Denmark; also appears as the Old Norse/Tolkien name Dáin | English, Norse | Boy | 122 #69 | |
| Edda | Likely 'great-grandmother' (from Old Norse edda); also associated with the Icelandic poetic tradition (the Edda). | Icelandic, Norse | Girl | 111 #70 | |
| Siri | “beautiful victory” (from Old Norse); in some South Asian contexts also “wealth/prosperity” | Norse | Girl | 110 #71 | |
| Gram | From Old Norse 'Gramr' meaning 'wrath' or 'king'; also used as a short form of Graham or derived from Greek 'gramma' meaning 'letter' or unit of weight | Latin, Norse, Scottish | Boy | 106 #72 | |
| Olaf | Ancestor's descendant; "heir of the ancestors" | Norse | Boy | 103 #73 | |
| Aarik | Ever-ruler; eternal ruler | Germanic, Norse | Boy | 102 #74 | |
| Beyla | Uncertain - attested as a servant of the god Freyr; possibly connected to agriculture (ideas include 'bee', 'cow', or 'worker'). | Norse | Girl | 102 #75 | |
| Eirik | Ever-ruler; 'eternal ruler' (from Old Norse elements ei 'ever' + ríkr 'ruler') | Norse | Boy | 102 #76 | |
| Saga | “story” or “tale”; also the name of a Norse goddess associated with storytelling/poetry | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | 100 #77 | |
| Thurston | Derived from Old Norse elements meaning 'Thor's stone' (Thor + stone) | English, Norse | Boy | 97 #78 | |
| Bain | Fair, white, fair-haired | Arabic, French, Gaelic, Norse, Scottish | Boy | 91 #79 | |
| Freyah | From Old Norse 'Freyja' meaning 'lady'; name of the Norse goddess of love, beauty, fertility and magic. | Norse | Girl | 91 #80 | |
| Karri | Varies by origin: in English a diminutive of Caroline/Catherine meaning "pure"; in Scandinavian/Finnish contexts related to Karl/Kari meaning "man" or "free man"; from Old Norse Kári associated with wind/storm. | English, Finnish, Norse, Scandinavian | Unisex | 91 #81 | |
| Arvid | Eagle + wood/forest ("eagle wood") | Norse | Boy | 90 #82 | |
| Arick | Ever-ruler; eternal ruler (from Old Norse elements ei- 'ever' + ríkr 'ruler') | Germanic, Norse | Boy | 88 #83 | |
| Coe | Originally a surname; possibly a nickname meaning 'jackdaw' (a bird) or a shortened/variant form of short given names | English, Norse | Boy | 88 #84 | |
| Bond | Originally a surname meaning 'householder' or 'farmer'; also evokes the idea of a 'bond' or 'tie'. | English, Norse | Boy | 81 #85 | |
| Harald | Ruler of the army / army ruler | Norse | Boy | 78 #86 | |
| Durham | Hill island / hill by the river | English, Norse | Boy | 75 #87 | |
| Kelcy | Derived from a place name, often interpreted as 'ship's victory' or 'island of ships'. | English, Norse | Unisex | 74 #88 | |
| Sula | Multi-origin name. Often linked to Hebrew Shula/Shulamit meaning 'peace' or 'peaceful'; in Norse/English contexts it can be associated with islands or seabirds (gannet); also used in West Africa as a short form or independent name. | Arabic, Hebrew, Norse | Girl | 74 #89 | |
| Astryd | Divinely beautiful; 'god-beauty' (from Old Norse ás 'god' + fríðr 'beautiful, beloved') | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | 73 #90 | |
| Haskell | From Old Norse Ásketill: Ás 'god' + ketill 'cauldron/helmet' - often rendered as 'divine cauldron' or loosely 'protected by God'. | Norse | Boy | 70 #91 | |
| Thyra | Derived from Old Norse; commonly interpreted as 'Thor's warrior' or 'Thor's fight' and associated with the legendary Danish queen Thyra. | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | 68 #92 | |
| Frey | Lord, master; name associated with the Norse fertility god Freyr | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 63 #93 | |
| Ilda | Battle | Albanian, Germanic, Norse, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 63 #94 | |
| Dagen | Likely "day" (from Old Norse dag) or "grain" (from Hebrew Dagan); also used as an anglicized surname form. | English, Gaelic, Hebrew, Irish, Norse, Semitic | Boy | 61 #95 | |
| Arne | Eagle | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 60 #96 | |
| Gleb | God's heir / descendant of God | Norse | Boy | 60 #97 | |
| Lamontae | From the surname Lamont; historically associated with 'lawman' or alternatively 'from the mountain' - with -ae as a modern stylistic ending | Norse | Boy | 58 #98 | |
| Nessia | Most commonly interpreted as "miracle" (from Hebrew nes); alternatively it can reflect "headland/promontory" (Old Norse/Scottish) or be an elaboration of Vanessa. | English, Hebrew, Norse, Scottish | Girl | 58 #99 | |
| Eivor | Likely from Old Norse elements meaning 'ever-vigilant' or 'island guardian.' | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | 56 #100 |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Norse-origin name in our dataset.
