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Swedish names - Baby names with the origin Swedish

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Gunbritt Compound of Old Norse gunnr "war, battle" + Brit(t) (from Birgitta/Brighid) "exalted/strength" - roughly "exalted in battle" or "battle-strength". Scandinavian, Swedish Girl
Gunilla From Old Norse gunnr 'war' + hildr 'battle' - 'war/battle'. Swedish Girl
Gunnel War; battle Swedish Girl
Gurra Pet form of Göran (George), meaning "farmer, earth-worker". Swedish Boy
Gösta Gaut’s staff Swedish Boy
Hallon Raspberry (the berry) Swedish Girl
Hampus God is gracious Swedish Boy
Heby Likely "youth" (from Greek Hebe); alternatively a Swedish place-name sense tied to "-by" (village) - exact meaning depends on origin Greek, Swedish Girl
Hillevi Whole battle Finnish, Swedish Girl
Hollmen Dweller of the islet / from the small island Finnish, Swedish Unisex
Hoppa Playful 'hopper' or 'jumper' - a nickname for someone who hops or is lively English, Swedish Unisex
Hovi Court; royal household Finnish, Swedish Boy
Ingalill 'Little Inga' or 'Ing's little one' (compound of Ing + lill meaning 'little') Norwegian, Swedish Girl
Ingela-Lena Compound meaning roughly 'Ing's bright one' - combining a reference to the Norse god Ing and 'Lena' (light/torch, from Helena) Swedish Girl
Jansson Son of Jan (Jan = form of John, 'God is gracious') Swedish Boy
Jocke Diminutive of Joakim ('God will establish') or Johan ('God is gracious') Swedish Boy
Josefin God will add French, Hebrew, Scandinavian, Swedish Girl
Kalleh Diminutive of Karl - 'free man' (Swedish). In Persian, 'kalleh' literally means 'head' and can be a nickname. Swedish Boy
Karna Ear (literal); famed warrior and tragic hero in the Mahabharata Indian, Sanskrit, Swedish Boy
Lindberg From lind (linden/lime tree) + berg (hill/mountain) - 'linden tree hill' or 'hill of linden trees' Scandinavian, Swedish Unisex
Linea Can mean 'line' (Latin) or function as a variant of Linnea, the twinflower name. Latin, Scandinavian, Swedish Girl
Linnae Derived from the twinflower (Linnaea) and the surname Linnaeus - associated with the twinflower Swedish Girl
Linne Likely derived from Lynn or Linnea - can mean 'lake' (from Welsh/Irish llyn) or reference the twinflower (Linnea) named after Linnaeus. English, Irish, Swedish, Welsh Girl
Lovissa Renowned/famous warrior (famous in battle) Swedish Girl
Ludvigsson Son of Ludvig - Ludvig/Ludwig means 'famous warrior' Swedish Boy
Modig Brave, courageous Norse, Swedish Boy
Orm Snake, serpent Danish, English, Icelandic, Norman, Norse, Norwegian, Swedish Boy
Pappa Informal term for 'father' or 'dad'; in Italian also means soft food/pap - used as an affectionate nickname. Greek, Indian, Italian, Scandinavian, Swedish Boy
Pehr Rock, stone Swedish Boy
Pehrson Son of Pehr (Peter) - 'son of rock' Swedish Boy
Pelle Rock, stone (from Greek Petros) Scandinavian, Swedish Boy
Pelles Rock, stone Swedish Boy
Pernilla Diminutive of Petronella - 'rock' or 'stone' (little rock) Swedish Girl
Putte Affectionate diminutive of Peter - 'little Peter' or 'little one'. Swedish Boy
Pärla Pearl (the gem) Swedish Girl
Pärlan The pearl (definite form of the Swedish word 'pärla') Swedish Girl
Ryttar Rider, horseman, knight Scandinavian, Swedish Boy
Sigge Victory Old Norse, Proto-Germanic, Swedish Boy
Sissela Swedish form of Cecilia; from Latin 'caecus' meaning 'blind' Swedish Girl
Svante Blessed/holy ruler Swedish Boy
Sveah Swede; woman of the Svear; 'of Sweden' (a national/ethnic name) Swedish Girl
Sveinn Boy, lad Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish Boy
Sverker Dark spear Old Norse, Swedish Boy
Syster Sister (female sibling) Swedish Girl
Titti Diminutive of Birgitta/Bridget - 'exalted one' or 'powerful' Swedish Girl
Vilgot God's will Old Norse, Swedish Boy
Ville Resolute protection Finnish, Germanic, Swedish Boy
Yohio No established meaning Swedish Boy
Ås Ridge, hill (also related to Old Norse Áss 'god') Norwegian, Swedish Boy

Swedish name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Swedish-origin name in our dataset.

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Births 2025
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