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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.

Olaf

Meaning: ancestor's relic

Origin:Norse
1988
Kristina

Meaning: annointed, a Christian

Origin:Scandinavian variation of Christina
1855
Origin:French
4183
Dag

Meaning: daylight

Origin:Scandinavian
3933
Thurstan

Meaning: Thor's stone

Origin:Scandinavian, variation of Thurston
5600
Haldor

Meaning: Thor's stone

Origin:Norse
2514
Helga

Meaning: holy, blessed

Origin:Scandinavian
1495
Ull

Meaning: glory

Origin:Norse
8371
Helgi

Meaning: holy

Origin:Norse
6721
Kari

Meaning: curly hair

Origin:Norse
5413
Kelda

Meaning: spring, fountain

Origin:Norse
7097
Eir

Meaning: peacefulness, mercy

Origin:Norse
2920
Hjalmar

Meaning: helmet protector

Origin:Scandinavian
4845
Caryn

Meaning: pure

Origin:Spelling variation of Karen, Danish variation of Katherine
4513
Arne

Meaning: ruler; strong as an eagle

Origin:Dutch and Scandinavian variation of Arnold
1962
Torvald

Meaning: Thor's ruler

Origin:Norse
4364
Frodi

Meaning: wise, learned

Origin:Norse
5656
Nicolai

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:Scandinavian and Slavic form of Nicholas
2196
Bartram

Meaning: glorious raven

Origin:Scandinavian
6861
Raynor

Meaning: mighty army

Origin:Norse
2445