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Scandinavian names - Baby names with the origin Scandinavian

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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

Scandinavian name popularity over time

Aggregated births across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland for every Scandinavian-origin name in our dataset.

941
Names in this origin
291
With data in 2026
422,094
Births 2026
422,094
Peak year 2026