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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.

Viveca

Meaning: alive, life; place of refuge

Origin:Swedish, Nordic
2531
Pippi

Meaning: lover of horses

Origin:Norse variation of Philippa
1990
Mette

Meaning: pearl

Origin:Norse, variation of Margaret
2769
Janne

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Finnish variation of John
8535
Janne

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Danish and Norwegian diminutive of Johanna
14734
Sigrid

Meaning: fair victory

Origin:Norse
1124
Tordis

Meaning: thunder goddess

Origin:Norwegian variation of Þórdís, Old Norse
11351
Bergen

Meaning: lives on a hill

Origin:Scandinavian
7117
Britta

Meaning: strength or exalted one

Origin:Scandinavian, variation of Birgit or Britt
2550
Karina The name Karina is of Scandinavian origin an...
Origin:Scandinavian, German, Polish, and Russian variation of Carina
682
Dagny

Meaning: new day

Origin:Scandinavian
3007
Ronja The meaning of Ronja is 'lake' in Scandinavi...
Origin:Swedish literary name
2496
Hedda The meaning of Hedda is 'contention' or 'str...
Origin:Scandinavian, diminutive of Hedvig
2568
Gunner

Meaning: bold warrior

Origin:Scandinavian variation of Gunther
728
Roscoe

Meaning: deer forest

Origin:Norse
588
Emanuel

Meaning: God is with us

Origin:Spelling variation of Emmanuel, Hebrew
6901
Ludvig

Meaning: famous warrior

Origin:Scandinavian variation of Ludwig, German
3292
Jens The name Jens is derived from Scandinavian o...
Origin:Scandinavian variation of Johannes or John
3399
Gunnar

Meaning: bold warrior

Origin:Scandinavian variation of Gunther
1128
Johannes

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:German, Dutch, Scandinavian, and Estonian variation of John
1074