| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frode | Wise, learned | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 87 #201 | |
| Hasse | Diminutive of Hans/Johannes - 'God is gracious' | Scandinavian | Boy | 86 #202 | |
| Anika | Diminutive of Anna meaning 'grace' (Scandinavian); in Sanskrit often interpreted as 'graceful' or 'beautiful'. | Hindi, Sanskrit, Scandinavian | Girl | 82 #203 | |
| Ingemar | From Old Norse elements Ing (the god Ing/Yngvi) + -mar (famous/renowned) - 'famous through Ing' or 'Ing's fame'. | Scandinavian | Boy | 82 #204 | |
| Malve | Mallow (the flowering plant) | Scandinavian | Girl | 80 #205 | |
| Mikal | Who is like God? (rhetorical praise of God) | Hebrew, Scandinavian | Boy | 80 #206 | |
| Pella | Associated with the ancient city Pella; as a diminutive of Petronella it is linked via Petros/Peter to 'rock' or 'stone'. | Aramaic, Biblical, Dutch, Greek, Scandinavian | Girl | 78 #207 | |
| Arild | From Old Norse ari 'eagle' + hildr 'battle' - roughly 'eagle warrior' or 'eagle in battle'. | Scandinavian | Boy | 75 #208 | |
| Elvy | Diminutive form associated with 'little elf' or linked to meanings of Elvira/Elvina such as 'truthful'/'noble' depending on origin | English, Scandinavian | Girl | 75 #209 | |
| Jokke | Diminutive of names such as Joachim/Joakim ('God will establish' / 'raised by God') or Johan/John ('God is gracious') | Flemish, Scandinavian | Boy | 75 #210 | |
| Kirsten | Follower of Christ; 'anointed' | Scandinavian | Girl | 75 #211 | |
| Elza | God is my oath / pledged to God | Dutch, Scandinavian | Girl | 72 #212 | |
| Kine | Pet form of Kristine/Christine, meaning "follower of Christ" or "anointed" | Norwegian, Scandinavian | Girl | 70 #213 | |
| Frey | Lord, master; name associated with the Norse fertility god Freyr | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 68 #214 | |
| Gitta | Diminutive of Brigitta/Brigitte - ultimately from Brigid, meaning "exalted one" or "strength" | German, Scandinavian | Girl | 68 #215 | |
| Christofer | Bearer of Christ | Greek, Scandinavian | Boy | 67 #216 | |
| Anki | Diminutive of Annika/Anna meaning "grace"; alternatively a short form of Sanskrit Ankita meaning "marked/engraved/devoted" | Scandinavian | Girl | 66 #217 | |
| Enne | Likely a diminutive or variant name. If linked to Enno/Enn (from Germanic Heinrich) it carries the sense 'home ruler'; if a variant of Anne/Enni it relates to 'grace'. In Basque contexts 'ene' means 'my'. | Basque, Finnish, Frisian, Germanic, Scandinavian | Unisex | 64 #218 | |
| Kersti | Follower of Christ | Estonian, Scandinavian | Girl | 63 #219 | |
| Hauk | Hawk (the bird of prey) | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 62 #220 | |
| Lill | Lily (flower) or 'little' (Scandinavian) | English, Scandinavian | Girl | 60 #221 | |
| Nisse | Diminutive of Nicholas - 'victory of the people'. Also the name of a Scandinavian household spirit (gnome/tomte). | Scandinavian | Boy | 60 #222 | |
| Agda | Good | Scandinavian | Girl | 56 #223 | |
| Rigmor | Probably 'famous ruler' or 'king's fame', from Old Norse elements rígr ('king/ruler') + mór/móðr ('fame/courage') | Scandinavian | Girl | 56 #224 | |
| Gyda | From Old Norse Gyða, associated with the element guð 'god' - generally interpreted as 'godly' or 'of God'. | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | 55 #225 | |
| Eja | Likely derived from Finnish Eija (an interjection), often interpreted as a breath/sigh or exclamatory name; in Yoruba the similar word 'ẹja' means 'fish' (different origin). | Finnish, Scandinavian | Girl | 54 #226 | |
| Petronella | Feminine/diminutive form of Peter/Petronius meaning 'rock' or 'stone' (little rock) | German, Latin, Scandinavian | Girl | 54 #227 | |
| Freia | Lady; noble woman - name of the Norse goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and war. | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | 53 #228 | |
| Kaya | Multiple origins: Turkish 'rock' or 'cliff'; Japanese - meaning varies by kanji; Scandinavian/Kaia - often associated with 'pure' (as a form of Katherine); Hopi - recorded as 'elder sister'. | Japanese, Scandinavian, Turkish | Unisex | 53 #229 | |
| Jannike | God is gracious | Scandinavian | Girl | 50 #230 | |
| Ronia | Likely 'song' or 'joy' (from Hebrew 'Ron'); also a modern Scandinavian literary name | Scandinavian | Girl | 48 #231 | |
| Eskild | From Old Norse Ásketill: Ás (god) + ketill (cauldron/helmet) - 'god's cauldron' or 'divine helmet'. | Scandinavian | Boy | 47 #232 | |
| Allu | A short form or nickname; as a Telugu surname it denotes family/lineage. When used as a diminutive, its specific meaning derives from the root name (e.g., Allan 'rock', Alexander 'defender'). | English, Finnish, Scandinavian, Telugu | Unisex | 46 #233 | |
| Blenda | Possibly 'one who blends' or 'to mix'; also associated with the legendary Swedish heroine Blenda | Germanic, Scandinavian | Girl | 45 #234 | |
| Kristen | Follower of Christ; Christian | Scandinavian | Girl | 45 #235 | |
| Roine | Unclear - likely 'from Roine' (place-name) or of uncertain Norse origin; no widely agreed single meaning | Scandinavian | Boy | 45 #236 | |
| Fenja | Likely of Old Norse/Germanic origin; often interpreted as 'peace' (via Frisian Fenna) or possibly linked to 'fen' meaning marsh/moor. | Frisian, German, Scandinavian | Girl | 43 #237 | |
| Lorens | From Laurentum; 'crowned with laurel' or 'man from Laurentum' | Germanic, Scandinavian | Boy | 42 #238 | |
| Aske | From Old Norse 'Askr' meaning 'ash tree'; name of the first man in Norse mythology. | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 41 #239 | |
| Axl | Father of peace (from Absalom) or divine helmet/protected by the gods (from Old Norse Ásketill) | Scandinavian | Boy | 40 #240 | |
| Thora | Derived from Thor - 'thunder' (associated with the Norse god of thunder) | Norse, Scandinavian | Girl | 40 #241 | |
| Lage | Uncertain - likely Old Norse in origin; sometimes interpreted as related to words meaning 'low' or linked to an early word for 'law/assembly'; as a Portuguese/Spanish surname it is topographic (related to a flat rock/flagstone). | Scandinavian, Spanish | Boy | 39 #242 | |
| Jalmar | From Old Norse meaning "helmeted warrior" | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 38 #243 | |
| Merete | Pearl | Scandinavian | Girl | 37 #244 | |
| Hanneli | Grace; favor (God is gracious) | Scandinavian | Girl | 34 #245 | |
| Molla | Often a pet form of Mary (hence linked to traditional meanings of Mary); in Ethiopian/Amharic use it is a distinct name with culture-specific meaning | Amharic, Irish, Scandinavian | Girl | 33 #246 | |
| Towe | Either from Old Norse roots possibly linked to Thor, or from Hebrew meaning "good". | Scandinavian | Girl | 32 #247 | |
| Erick | Eternal/everlasting ruler | Norse, Scandinavian | Boy | 30 #248 | |
| Peeter | Rock, stone | Scandinavian | Boy | 30 #249 | |
| Emmelie | Rival; industrious, striving (derived from the Roman family name Aemilius) | German, Scandinavian | Girl | 29 #250 |
Aggregated births across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland for every Scandinavian-origin name in our dataset.
