| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jens | God is gracious | Scandinavian | Boy | 2,269 #51 | |
| Sixten | From Old Norse elements sigr 'victory' + steinn 'stone' - 'victory stone' | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 2,255 #52 | |
| Lykke | Happiness; luck; good fortune | Scandinavian | Girl | 2,249 #53 | |
| Iben | Uncertain: commonly given as 'yew' (from a Germanic root related to Ivo) or 'ebony' (from Danish association); interpretations vary | Scandinavian | Girl | 2,170 #54 | |
| Mette | Pearl (derived from Margaret) | Scandinavian | Girl | 2,156 #55 | |
| Melker | Associated with Melchior - traditionally interpreted from Hebrew elements meaning 'king' or 'king of light' (interpretation uncertain) | Scandinavian | Boy | 2,140 #56 | |
| Lilli | Lily (the flower); associated with purity and innocence | English, German, Scandinavian | Girl | 2,132 #57 | |
| Saila | From Sanskrit 'Śaila' meaning 'mountain' or 'of the mountain'; also used as a feminine given name in Finland and other countries. | Finnish, Sanskrit, Scandinavian | Girl | 2,014 #58 | |
| Anders | Man; manly, strong | Scandinavian | Boy | 1,991 #59 | |
| Lena | From Helena meaning 'light, torch, shining'; in Arabic from Leena meaning 'tender, delicate' or 'young palm' | Arabic, German, Greek, Scandinavian, Slavic | Girl | 1,971 #60 | |
| Karin | Usually derived from Katherine meaning 'pure'; in Japanese can mean 'quince' or relate to 'flower' depending on kanji | Dutch, German, Japanese, Scandinavian | Girl | 1,953 #61 | |
| Olof | Descendant or heir of the ancestors | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 1,879 #62 | |
| Kerstin | Follower of Christ (Christian) | Scandinavian | Girl | 1,863 #63 | |
| Mikkel | Who is like God? | Scandinavian | Boy | 1,833 #64 | |
| Tyra | Feminine form of the Old Norse name Týr, often interpreted as 'god' or 'god of battle' (associated with warfare and valor). | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | 1,796 #65 | |
| Mats | Gift of God (from Hebrew 'Mattityahu', 'gift of Yahweh') | Latin, Scandinavian | Boy | 1,794 #66 | |
| Maila | Multiple origins: in Hawaiian related to the maile vine ('fragrant vine'); in Finnish the word means 'bat' or 'racket' and is used as a feminine name; also treated as a variant of names like Maija/Maja. | Estonian, Finnish, Hawaiian, Scandinavian | Girl | 1,662 #67 | |
| 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 | 1,547 #68 | |
| Lo | Usually a short form or pet name for longer names (e.g., Lola, Logan, Lorelei). As a Cantonese transliteration of the Chinese surname 羅 (Luo), it is historically associated with the character meaning 'net' or 'to catch'. | Cantonese, Chinese, Dutch, English, Scandinavian | Unisex | 1,504 #69 | |
| Stig | Wanderer; one who walks or steps | Scandinavian | Boy | 1,494 #70 | |
| Hjalmar | From Old Norse Hjálmarr: 'hjálmr' (helmet) + '-arr' (warrior) - 'helmeted warrior.' | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 1,459 #71 | |
| Titta | Diminutive/pet form of Birgitta/Bridget; the root Brigid means 'exalted one' or 'strength' | Scandinavian | Girl | 1,442 #72 | |
| Helgi | Holy; blessed; sacred | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 1,435 #73 | |
| Per | Rock, stone | Scandinavian | Boy | 1,408 #74 | |
| Birgit | Exalted; strong, powerful | Scandinavian | Girl | 1,407 #75 | |
| Mille | Diminutive of Camilla/Emilie - generally 'young' or linked to roots meaning 'rival' (depending on the original name) | Scandinavian | Girl | 1,405 #76 | |
| Mina | Varies by origin: Persian 'azure/enamel', Sanskrit 'fish', Arabic 'harbor/port', or a diminutive of Wilhelmina meaning 'will/protection'. | Arabic, Germanic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Sanskrit, Scandinavian | Girl | 1,384 #77 | |
| Knut | From Old Norse Knútr meaning 'knot'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 1,321 #78 | |
| Meja | Variant of Maja/Maria - commonly associated with meanings from Maria such as "beloved" (or traditionally "bitter/sea of bitterness") | Scandinavian | Girl | 1,303 #79 | |
| Oline | Likely "ancestor's descendant" (from Old Norse Óláfr) | Scandinavian | Girl | 1,288 #80 | |
| Linn | Lake, pool; in Scots also waterfall | English, Gaelic, Scandinavian, Scottish, Welsh | Unisex | 1,273 #81 | |
| Brage | Poet; associated with Bragi, the Norse god of poetry | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 1,261 #82 | |
| Folke | Folk, people - 'man of the people' | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 1,226 #83 | |
| Tor | Thunder | Old Norse, Proto-Germanic, Scandinavian | Boy | 1,213 #84 | |
| Erla | Noblewoman | Icelandic, Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | 1,194 #85 | |
| Inger | Derived from the Norse god Ing (Yngvi); roughly 'belonging to Ing' or 'Ing's beauty/protection' | Scandinavian | Girl | 1,191 #86 | |
| Georg | Farmer, earth-worker | Greek, Scandinavian | Boy | 1,133 #87 | |
| Malla | Sanskrit: "wrestler" or "strong"; Scandinavian: a diminutive form of Magdalena (linked to Mary/Magdalen). | Sanskrit, Scandinavian | Unisex | 1,131 #88 | |
| Brita | Derived from Brigid: 'exalted one' or 'strength/power' | Scandinavian | Girl | 1,109 #89 | |
| Nanna | Associated with the moon (Sumerian deity); in Scandinavian use a pet form of Johanna/Anne - no single fixed etymological meaning in modern use. | Norse, Scandinavian, Sumerian | Girl | 1,075 #90 | |
| Janni | Derived from John/Johanna: "God is gracious." | Scandinavian | Girl | 1,041 #91 | |
| Ayla | Turkish: "halo" or "moonlight" (from ay, "moon"); Hebrew: "doe" or related to a tree name | Finnish, Hebrew, Scandinavian, Turkish | Girl | 1,024 #92 | |
| Asa | Hebrew: 'physician' or 'healer'; Scandinavian (Åsa): from Old Norse 'ás' meaning 'god'; Japanese: 'morning' | Hebrew, Scandinavian | Boy | 1,012 #93 | |
| Ulf | Wolf | Old Norse, Proto-Germanic, Scandinavian | Boy | 1,001 #94 | |
| Kristofer | Bearer of Christ | Greek, Scandinavian | Boy | 979 #95 | |
| Jan-Erik | Combination of Jan ('Yahweh is gracious') and Erik ('eternal ruler') - roughly 'gracious ruler' or 'God is gracious and eternal ruler'. | Scandinavian | Boy | 959 #96 | |
| Ina | A diminutive form; meanings vary by root - often 'little' or 'belonging to Ing' (i.e., 'protected by Ing') depending on the source name. | Germanic, Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | 945 #97 | |
| Helge | Holy, blessed, sacred | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 917 #98 | |
| Pernille | Diminutive of Peter/Petronella - 'rock' / 'little rock (stone)' | Scandinavian | Girl | 910 #99 | |
| Berit | Exalted; strength, power | Scandinavian | Girl | 880 #100 |
Aggregated births across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland for every Scandinavian-origin name in our dataset.
