| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eline | Bright, shining; torch | Dutch, Norwegian | Girl | 3,547 #1 | |
| Niels | Victory of the people | Danish, Dutch, Norwegian | Boy | 524 #2 | |
| Even | Derived from Old Norse elements often interpreted as 'gift' or 'good fortune'. | Norwegian | Boy | 417 #3 | |
| Emelie | From Latin aemulus, meaning 'rival' or 'emulating; industrious' | Danish, French, Latin, Norwegian | Girl | 414 #4 | |
| Espen | 'divine bear' - from Old Norse elements ás 'god' + bjǫrn 'bear' | Norwegian | Boy | 371 #5 | |
| Sander | Defender of men | Dutch, Norwegian | Boy | 313 #6 | |
| Mads | Gift of God | Danish, Norwegian, Scandinavian | Boy | 196 #7 | |
| Henning | Diminutive of Henry/Heinrich - "home ruler" | Danish, Germanic, Norwegian | Boy | 91 #8 | |
| Trygve | Trustworthy, faithful | Norwegian, Old Norse | Boy | 70 #9 | |
| Noomi | Pleasantness | Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Norwegian, Swedish | Girl | 40 #10 | |
| Loken | Possibly 'from the small field/meadow' (Norwegian) or 'of the world'/'worldly' (from Sanskrit 'lok'). | Indian, Norwegian, Sanskrit | Boy | 34 #11 | |
| Osa | {'Polish': 'wasp', 'Spanish': 'female bear', 'Edo/Yoruba': "element related to 'God' or the divine (appears in some Nigerian names)", 'Norwegian/Scandinavian': 'place-name; geographic origin'} | Basque, Norwegian, Polish, Scandinavian, Spanish | Girl | 31 #12 | |
| Isen | Iron; ice; healthy/well | Germanic, Norwegian, Scandinavian, Turkish | Unisex | 12 #13 | |
| Tryg | Trustworthy, faithful, true; safe | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | 10 #14 | |
| Iselin | Pledged to God (via connection to Isabel/Isabella); used as a Scandinavian diminutive/variant | Norwegian, Scandinavian | Girl | 7 #15 | |
| Audun | From Old Norse auð ('wealth, fortune') + unn ('friend') - 'fortunate' or 'wealthy friend'. | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | 5 #16 | |
| Aase | Divine; of the gods | Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Agot | Good, kind | Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Anneline | Grace, favor | Danish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Arve | Inheritance; heir; legacy | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Asker | Varies by origin: Turkish/Arabic - 'soldier' or related to 'army'; Old Norse/Norwegian (toponymic) - derived from elements meaning 'ash tree/field' (place name); in some Turkic/Central Asian contexts (Askar) - 'lofty' or 'bright'. | Arabic, Norwegian, Turkish | Boy | — | |
| Aslak | From Old Norse 'áss' (god) + 'leikr' (play/sport) - roughly 'divine play' or 'god's play'. | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Aune | Fortunate, blessed (associated with wealth/good fortune) | Finnish, Norse, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Beate | Blessed; fortunate | Latin, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Bendik | Blessed | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Bensin | Likely 'son of Ben' (descendant of Benjamin/Ben); alternatively identical in spelling to the Scandinavian word for gasoline/petrol | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Bent | Blessed | Danish, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Boey | A diminutive or variant form whose meaning depends on origin - related to 'Bo' (Old Norse: 'to live'/'dweller'), 'Beau' (French: 'handsome'), or simply 'boy' (male child). | Dutch, Norse, Norwegian, Scandinavian | Unisex | — | |
| Brede | From Old Norse breiðr meaning "broad" or "wide" | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Brynje | Coat of mail; mail shirt; armor | Norse, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Christiansen | Son of Christian | Danish, Norwegian | Unisex | — | |
| Egede | Place-name origin; likely refers to an 'edge' or locality (farm/settlement) | Danish, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Eide | Isthmus; a narrow strip of land or land between waters, historically a passage or land bridge | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Eiliv | Ever‑living, eternal (from Old Norse elements ei 'ever' + líf 'life') | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Eina | Possible meanings: 'one, unity' (from Old Norse/Germanic 'ein'); in Japanese the meaning depends on kanji (commonly elements like 'excellent', 'flower' or 'beauty'); also used as a regional/variant form of Aina. | Basque, Catalan, Germanic, Japanese, Norse, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Eivind | From Old Norse Eyvindr, likely from elements meaning 'ever/eternal' (ei) + 'friend' or 'winner' (vindr); often interpreted as 'eternal friend' or 'ever victorious'. | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| endride | Lone rider (one who rides alone) | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Engres | No established meaning; possibly 'meadow' (from Old Norse 'eng') or a surname-derived name. | Norwegian | Unisex | — | |
| Eyde | Likely 'island' or 'isthmus/oath' (derived from Old Norse roots) | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Fana | In Arabic/Sufi: 'annihilation' or 'passing away' (spiritual extinction of the ego). Also used as a place-derived personal name in West Africa. | Arabic, Norwegian | Unisex | — | |
| Fugeltun | Bird farm; bird settlement | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Geirbjorg | Spear-protector (from Old Norse geirr 'spear' + bjǫrg 'help, protection') | Norse, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Geiri | Spear | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Geirstein | From Old Norse geir ('spear') + steinn ('stone'): 'spear-stone'. | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Gjest | Guest; visitor; stranger | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Grete | Pearl | Danish, Estonian, German, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Gro | To grow; heal | Danish, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Grunde | Ground, foundation; basis | Norwegian, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Gudbrande | From Old Norse elements guð (god) + brandr (sword/brand) - "God's sword" or "divine sword" | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Gulltopp | Golden top; golden peak or summit | Norwegian | Unisex | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Norwegian-origin name in our dataset.
