| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingerith | From the element Ing (a Norse/Germanic deity) combined with a suffix related to 'fríðr' (beautiful) - roughly 'Ing's beautiful one' or 'beloved of Ing'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Ingerlise | From Inger (Old Norse Ing, 'Ing's protection') + Lise (diminutive of Elisabeth, 'God is my oath'); roughly 'Ing's pledged/protected one.' | Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Ingiald | From Old Norse elements Ing (the god Yngvi) + valdr (ruler): 'ruler or protector of Ing'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Ingigerd | From Old Norse Ingigerðr - Ing (a Norse god) + gerðr ('enclosure' or 'protection') - roughly 'Ing's enclosure' or 'protected by Ing'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Ingimund | Protection of Ing (protected by the god Ing/Yngvi) | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Ingrede | Beloved/beautiful of Ing (the Norse god Freyr) | Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Ingria | From elements referring to the god Ing and 'beautiful' - 'beautiful/beloved of Ing' | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Ingrida | From Old Norse elements 'Ing' (a Norse god) + 'fríðr' meaning 'beautiful' or 'beloved' - 'beloved of Ing' or 'Ing's beautiful one'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Ingun | Beloved of Ing (the Norse god) | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Ingve | Derived from Old Norse Yngvi (the god Freyr); 'of Ing' or 'descendant/follower of Ing' | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Inigd | From Old Norse Ing (a god) + fríðr (beautiful, beloved): 'Ing's beauty' or 'beloved/beautiful'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Injerd | Likely a variant of Ingjerd/Ingerd/Ingrid - from Old Norse 'Ing' (the god Yngvi/Ing) + 'fríðr' meaning 'beautiful' or 'beloved'; essentially 'Ing's beautiful one' or 'beloved of Ing'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Inky | Nickname meaning 'ink' or 'little Inga' - associated with black/dark | English, Scandinavian | Unisex | — | |
| Inyga | Derived from the theonym Ing (a Norse/Germanic deity); generally interpreted as 'of Ing' or 'protected by Ing/fertility' | Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Isen | Iron; ice; healthy/well | Germanic, Norwegian, Scandinavian, Turkish | Unisex | — | |
| Jalm | Helmeted warrior (related to Old Norse element for 'helmet') | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Janike | God is gracious | Dutch, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Jannick | Derived from John, meaning 'God is gracious.' | Breton, Germanic, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jans | God is gracious | Dutch, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jansin | Son of Jan (John) | Dutch, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Janssan | From Jan (God is gracious); likely intended as 'son of Jan' or a diminutive/augmented form of Jan | Scandinavian | Unisex | — | |
| Jansyn | Son of Jan; ultimately from John, meaning "God is gracious". | Scandinavian | Unisex | — | |
| Jarlaf | From jarl 'earl, noble' + laf 'remnant/descendant' - roughly 'noble remnant' or 'descendant of a jarl' | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jarli | Chieftain; nobleman | Norse, Scandinavian | Unisex | — | |
| Jarngerd | From Old Norse jarn 'iron' + gerðr 'enclosure/protection' - roughly 'protected by iron' or 'iron enclosure/armored' | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Jensan | Derived from Jens/John - 'God is gracious.' | Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jensen | Son of Jens (Jens is the Danish form of John, meaning 'God is gracious') | Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jensey | God is gracious (via Jens/John); also used as a modern invented given name | English, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Jensin | Patronymic meaning 'son of Jens' - Jens is a Danish form of John, 'God is gracious'. | Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jensina | Feminine form of Jens (from Johannes) - "God is gracious". | Germanic, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Jenssen | Son of Jens (Jens = Danish form of John) | Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jenz | From Johannes/John: "Yahweh is gracious" (God is gracious). | Scandinavian | Unisex | — | |
| Jenze | God is gracious | Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jes | A short form or diminutive used across cultures; commonly linked to Jesse ('gift of God'), Jesper/Jasper ('treasurer'/'bringer of treasure'), or Jesús ('God saves'). | English, Hebrew, Scandinavian, Spanish | Unisex | — | |
| Joergen | Farmer, earth-worker | Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Johansen | Son of Johan (John); ultimately 'God/Yahweh is gracious.' | Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Johanssen | Son of Johan; Johan means 'God is gracious.' | Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jorenr | Farmer, earth-worker (derived from George). | Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jorgen | Farmer, earth-worker | Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jorgenr | Likely a variant or misspelling of Jørgen/Jorgen - meaning 'farmer' or 'earth-worker' (from Greek 'Georgios'). | Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jornr | Iron; strong as iron | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Juditte | From Hebrew 'Yehudit' meaning 'woman of Judea' (Jewess) | Dutch, Hebrew, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Junni | Little June; born in June; youthful / associated with Juno | English, Japanese, Korean, Scandinavian | Unisex | — | |
| Kaas | In Dutch, literally 'cheese'. As a surname/given name, the etymology is uncertain and likely derives from a family name or nickname rather than the literal Dutch word. | Dutch, Scandinavian | Unisex | — | |
| Kaian | A modern variant often interpreted as either 'king/royal' (from Kian) or 'of the sea' (from Kai). | English, Gaelic, Hawaiian, Irish, Persian, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Kaituma | Possibly 'sent by the sea' or 'sea messenger' (derived from 'Kai' = sea + Swahili 'tuma' = send); meaning is speculative. | Japanese, Scandinavian | Unisex | — | |
| Kaiyah | Often associated with 'sea' (from Kai) or 'pure/earth' (from Kaia/Gaia) | Greek, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Kar | Varies by origin: 'man/free man' (from Germanic Karl), 'snow' (Turkish), or 'doer/maker' (from Sanskrit root) | Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Turkish | Unisex | — | |
| Kare | Derived from Old Norse, often interpreted as 'curly-haired' and also associated with Kári (a name linked to wind). | Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| kareena | Often considered a variant of Karina/Carina meaning "beloved" (from Latin carus); sometimes associated with "pure" via Katherine | Italian, Scandinavian | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland for every Scandinavian-origin name in our dataset.
