| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nymo | New moor / new meadow (new sandy plain) | Norwegian | Unisex | — | |
| Oddbjørn | From Old Norse oddr 'point/spear' + bjǫrn 'bear' - literally 'spear bear' (or 'pointed bear') | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Oddleif | Descendant or heir of the spear (from Old Norse 'odd' = point/spear + 'leifr' = heir/descendant) | Norse, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Oddmund | From Old Norse elements 'odd' (point, blade) + 'mundr' (protector) - 'point-protector' or 'protector of the blade/point'. | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Oddnaug | From Old Norse elements odd “point, edge (of a weapon)” + naug (uncertain; possibly related to the element -laug meaning “vowed”); roughly “point‑vowed” or “pledged at the spear’s point.” | Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Oddrunn | From Old Norse oddr (point, blade, spear) + rún (rune, secret) - 'rune/secret of the blade' (often rendered 'spear‑rune') | Norse, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Oddver | Likely 'spear-point guardian' - probably a variant of Old Norse Oddvar (oddr 'point/spear' + varr 'guardian/defender'). | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Ordland | From Old Norse elements ord 'point/word' + land 'land, farm' - originally a place/farm name, roughly 'Ord's land' or 'land of the point/word'. | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Orm | Snake, serpent | Danish, English, Icelandic, Norman, Norse, Norwegian, Swedish | Boy | — | |
| Oysten | From Old Norse Eysteinn: ey- ('good fortune, luck') + steinn ('stone') - 'fortunate' or 'lucky stone'. | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Paal | Small, humble | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Palle | Derived from Paulus - 'small' or 'humble' | Danish, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Ranvei | Likely 'sea way' or 'path of the sea' - from Rán (Norse sea goddess) + Norwegian 'vei' ('way'). | Norse, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Ranveig | From Old Norse elements rán (sea) or ragn (counsel) + veig (strength/power) - commonly rendered 'sea strength' or 'strong counsel'. | Norse, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Rauland | From the 'red land' (originally a place name) | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Roald | Famous ruler | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Roar | From Old Norse elements meaning 'fame' (hróðr) and a spear/warrior element - often rendered 'famous spear' or 'renowned warrior'. | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Rolv | Fame-wolf | Norwegian, Old Norse, Proto-Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Rygg | Back; spine; ridge | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Ryggs | From Old Norse 'ryggr' meaning 'back' or 'ridge' - originally a surname referring to a ridge or the 'back' of something. | Norwegian, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Rytter | Rider; mounted soldier or horseman (occupational name) | Danish, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Salten | Likely 'salt area' / 'salt town' - a locational name for someone from a place associated with salt or the sea | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Salve | Uncertain - traditionally a Scandinavian/Old Norse name; sometimes associated with Latin 'salvus' meaning 'safe, saved'. | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Sidsel | Derived from Cecilia, meaning 'blind' (from Latin caecus). | Danish, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Simen | God has heard | Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Sissel | Blind | Danish, Latin, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Sjur | Derived from Old Norse Sigurðr, related to sigr 'victory' - 'victory' or 'victorious guardian'. | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Solveyg | From Old Norse elements sol (sun) + veig (strength/power) - commonly rendered 'sun-strength' or 'sun-way' | Norse, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Sondre | Southern, from the south | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Stien | Either 'follower of Christ' (if from Christine/Christina) or 'stone' (if related to Stein). | Dutch, German, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Stine | Follower of Christ; Christian | Danish, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Sunniveig | From Old Norse elements meaning 'sun' + 'veig' (strength/power) - roughly 'sun strength' or 'gift of the sun'. | Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Sveinn | Boy, lad | Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish | Boy | — | |
| Sverre | Wild, restless one | Norwegian, Old Norse | Boy | — | |
| Synne | Gift of the sun | Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Synnøve | Sun gift | Norwegian, Old English | Girl | — | |
| Tarjei | Thor's spear | Norwegian, Old Norse | Boy | — | |
| Thorbjørn | Thor's bear | Danish, Faroese, Norwegian, Old Norse | Boy | — | |
| Tiegen | Possibly “little poet” or “descendant of Tadhg” (Irish Teagan) or “strip of land/field” (Old Norse); sometimes linked to “beautiful” via Welsh Tegan. | Norwegian | Unisex | — | |
| Tollef | Descendant or heir of the god Thor | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Toralf | From Old Norse elements Þórr ('Thor') + álfr ('elf') - roughly 'Thor's elf' or 'protected by Thor'. | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Torje | Derived from Old Norse, meaning "Thor's spear" | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Torjus | Derived from Old Norse invoking the god Thor; broadly 'Thor's man/warrior' or 'protected by Thor'. | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Trond | Trønder | Norwegian, Old Norse | Boy | — | |
| Trygge | Trustworthy, faithful, true; safe | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Trygv | Trustworthy, faithful, secure (from Old Norse tryggr 'true/faithful') | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Trygva | Trustworthy, faithful, true | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Trygves | Trustworthy; safe; reliable | Norse, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Trym | From Old Norse Þrymr meaning 'noise, thunder, or roar'. | Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Ulrikke | Inherited wealth and power | Danish, Germanic, Norwegian, Old High German | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Norwegian-origin name in our dataset.
