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Scandinavian Names

Scandinavian baby names are a hot group, attracting new interest from parents beyond the Scandinavian countries. The Scandinavian names here include names with origins in all the Scandinavian countries — Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, but not Finland.

If you want more names from one of the individual Scandinavian countries, check out our master lists of Swedish baby names, Norwegian baby names, and Danish baby names.

Here, our master list of Scandinavian baby names. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Freya

Meaning: a noble woman

Origin:Norse
15
Astrid

Meaning: divinely beautiful

Origin:Scandinavian
54
Kara

Meaning: wild stormy one

Origin:Spelling variation of Cara or Norse mythology name
390
Kai

Meaning: sea

Origin:Hawaiian
1271
Kirby

Meaning: church settlement

Origin:Norse
3955
Ingrid

Meaning: fair; Ing is beautiful

Origin:Norse
156
Liv

Meaning: life

Origin:Norse
412
Maja

Meaning: splendid

Origin:German, Slovene, and Scandinavian form of Maya; also, Arabic
654
Juni

Meaning: June

Origin:Scandinavian
800
Sanna

Meaning: lily

Origin:Swedish, Finnish, Inuktitut
1393
Anneli

Meaning: grace

Origin:Scandinavian variation of Annalie or Hannah
2040
Ulla

Meaning: will, determination

Origin:Scandinavian
2102
Dahlia

Meaning: Dahl's flower

Origin:Flower name, from Swedish surname
172
Andrea

Meaning: strong and manly

Origin:Feminine variation of Andrew, Greek
799
Solveig

Meaning: the strong house or daughter of the sun

Origin:Scandinavian
924
Bo

Meaning: to live

Origin:Norse nickname
575
Viggo

Meaning: war

Origin:Scandinavian
329
Tate

Meaning: cheerful

Origin:Norse
2947
Tate

Meaning: cheerful

Origin:English from Norse
219
Odin

Meaning: god of frenzy; poetic fury

Origin:Variation of Óðinn, Old Norse
229