| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hroald | Famous ruler | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hrodgeir | Famous spear | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hrolleif | Heir or descendant of fame ("famous heir") | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Hromund | Famous protector | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hrorek | Renowned, famous ruler | Danish, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hrosskel | Horse + cauldron/helmet; literally 'horse-helmet', figuratively a horse-associated protector/warrior | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hrothrekr | Famous ruler | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hroðgar | Famous spear | English, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hughbirta | Bright-minded / bright spirit (mind + brightness) | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Hugi | Mind, thought, spirit | Icelandic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hugin | Old Norse for "thought"; name of one of Odin's ravens | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Huldine | Hidden; sweet or beloved | Germanic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Huldr | Hidden, secret; a 'hidden one' or forest-fairy in Norse folklore | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Hunfriðr | From elements 'Hun' (a tribal/personal name, i.e. the Huns or a Hun-person) + 'fríðr'/'frid' (peace) - 'peace of the Hun' or 'Hun's peace'. | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Hvergelmir | 'Bubbling/boiling spring' or 'roaring cauldron' - the primordial spring at the roots of Yggdrasil. | Norse | Unisex | — | |
| Hylda | Derived from Old Norse 'Hildr' meaning 'battle'. | Germanic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Hyldah | Battle (from Old Norse hildr 'battle') | Germanic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Hyldermara | Battle-maiden of the sea | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Hyldi | Battle | Germanic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Hylldie | Battle, warrior | Germanic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Hyndla | Name of a völva (seeress) in Norse mythology; possibly derived from Old Norse hynd 'hind' (female deer). | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Hyrrokkin | Name of a jötunn (giantess) in Norse myth; etymology uncertain but often linked to Old Norse elements relating to 'fire' or 'smoke' (roughly 'fire-smoked' or 'fire-stoker'). | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Håkan | High son / exalted son | Norse, Turkish | Boy | — | |
| Idon | Uncertain - may mean 'era, time' if related to Hebrew Idan, or be associated with 'youth/rejuvenation' if linked to Norse Idun; also sometimes simply a modern invented name. | Norse | Unisex | — | |
| Idony | “ever young,” renewal; associated with the keeper of youth in Norse myth | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Iduna | Associated with youth and rejuvenation; often rendered 'ever young' or 'renewal' (name of the Norse goddess who guarded the apples of youth). | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Idunn | Goddess of youth and rejuvenation; often interpreted as 'ever-young' or 'the rejuvenating one'. | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Igors | From Old Norse Ingvarr - 'protected by Ing' or 'Ing's warrior' | Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ihor | Derived from Old Norse elements meaning 'yew/bow + warrior' or 'protected by Yngvi' (often rendered 'warrior' or 'protected by the god Yngvi') | 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 | — | |
| In Old Norse: Yngvildr | From Yngvi (Ing/Freyr) + hildr 'battle' - 'Ing's battle' or 'battle of Ing' (often interpreted as 'warrior of Ing'). | Norse | Girl | — | |
| In Swedish: Yngvild | From Old Norse Yngvi (a god/ancestor) + hildr (battle) - 'Yngvi's battle' or 'battle of Yngvi'. | Norse | Girl | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Ingaberg | ‘Ing’s protection’ - from the god Ing (Yngvi/Freyr) + berg (protection/help/fortress) | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Ingaborg | Protected by Ing (Yngvi) - 'Ing's fortress' or 'Ing's protection' | Germanic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Ingabork | Ing's fortress; protection or stronghold associated with the god Ing (Yngvi). | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Ingah | Derived from the theonym Ing/Yngvi - 'belonging to Ing' or 'protected by Ing'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Ingall | Likely from the Germanic element "Ing" (the name of a Norse fertility/ancestor god Yngvi); roughly "belonging to/descendant of Ing" or a family/place associated with Ing. | Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ingar | Derived from the Norse god Ing (Yngvi); often interpreted as “protected by Ing” or “Ing's warrior.” | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Ingaretta | From the element 'Ing' (a Norse fertility god) meaning 'belonging to or protected by Ing'; with '-etta' implying 'little' or 'female' - 'little one of Ing' or 'protected by Ing'. | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Ingebjørk | From Old Norse elements 'Ing' (the god Yngvi‑Freyr) + 'bjǫrg' (help, protection) - 'Ing's protection'. In modern Scandinavian spelling it is sometimes associated with 'bjørk/björk' ('birch'). | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Ingeborg | Protected by Ing (Ing's fortress/stronghold) | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Ingeborgh | “Ing's protection” - protected by Ing (the Germanic fertility god); literally 'Ing + fortress/protection'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Ingeborgs | Ing's protection (protected by the god Ing/Freyr) | Norse | Girl | — | |
| Ingebrit | From 'Ing' (the Norse god) + 'berht' (bright/famous): 'Ing's bright' or 'bright/famous through Ing'. | Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ingeburg | “Ing's protection” - protection or help of the god Ing | Germanic, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Ingegerdina | 'Ing's protection' - protected by Ing (a Norse deity) | Dutch, German, Norse | Girl | — | |
| Ingel | From the Germanic element Ing (the deity Yngvi/Ing), meaning 'belonging to or protected by Ing'. | Germanic, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ingelburte | Ing's protection; Ing's fortress | Norse | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Norse-origin name in our dataset.
