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Scandinavian names

Names from Scandinavian languages and tradition. This page brings those names together so you can compare popularity, open individual name profiles and find names with the same background.

Name lists

Scandinavian first names

These lists are ordered by total births, so names with long, steady use usually appear above newer or rarer choices.

Female names

Scandinavian female names

Open a name to see its meaning, popularity over time, latest rank and regional spread.

  1. 1 Freya 50,564
  2. 2 Kelsey 7,224
  3. 3 Laila 6,824
  4. 4 Ida 2,133
  5. 5 Anika 2,054
  6. 6 Erika 1,906
  7. 7 Freyja 1,792
  8. 8 Tyra 972
  9. 9 Annika 883
  10. 10 Dahlia 850
  11. 11 Kaira 827
  12. 12 Liv 447
  13. 13 Selma 407
  14. 14 Fraya 399
  15. 15 Ester 345
  16. 16 Ola 325
  17. 17 Frieda 290
  18. 18 Yvette 262
  19. 19 Linnea 167
  20. 20 Thora 162
  21. 21 Toyah 144
  22. 22 Inga 142
  23. 23 Runa 141
  24. 24 Aina 128
  25. 25 Gretel 98
  26. 26 Gala 92
  27. 27 Inca 89
  28. 28 Malena 87
  29. 29 Saffi 71
  30. 30 Tora 67
  31. 31 Eryka 40
  32. 32 Lene 36
  33. 33 Ericka 36
  34. 34 Elizabet 33
  35. 35 Karah 31
  36. 36 Taina 28
  37. 37 Anneke 27
  38. 38 Karrie 16
  39. 39 Nissa 13
  40. 40 Kelda 10
  41. 41 Inge 6
  42. 42 Mathea 6
  43. 43 Edda 3
  44. 44 Karalee 3
  45. 45 Karri 3
  46. 46 Disa 3
  47. 47 Kris

Male names

Scandinavian male names

Open a name to compare its birth count, rank history, meaning and similar names.

  1. 1 Oscar 67,495
  2. 2 Ronnie 16,445
  3. 3 Jenson 14,880
  4. 4 Finn 14,413
  5. 5 Eric 6,654
  6. 6 Oskar 4,827
  7. 7 Jensen 4,648
  8. 8 Carson 2,125
  9. 9 Dale 1,608
  10. 10 Odin 1,119
  11. 11 Mathias 905
  12. 12 Gus 698
  13. 13 Elvis 648
  14. 14 Bodie 611
  15. 15 Roscoe 598
  16. 16 Soren 566
  17. 17 Bjorn 519
  18. 18 Kristopher 478
  19. 19 Axl 445
  20. 20 Ivar 438
  21. 21 Kirk 420
  22. 22 Fredrik 365
  23. 23 Lars 360
  24. 24 Beck 355
  25. 25 Leif 322
  26. 26 Thor 264
  27. 27 Bo 263
  28. 28 Hans 207
  29. 29 Anders 182
  30. 30 Tait 126
  31. 31 Davin 126
  32. 32 Thorin 123
  33. 33 Iver 104
  34. 34 Ryden 91
  35. 35 Sven 88
  36. 36 Arne 73
  37. 37 Larson 68
  38. 38 Aaren 61
  39. 39 Hadrian 61
  40. 40 Kelby 53
  41. 41 Garth 51
  42. 42 Latham 51
  43. 43 Kristoffer 41
  44. 44 Olin 40
  45. 45 Hendrick 38
  46. 46 Einar 33
  47. 47 Gustave 32
  48. 48 Thurston 31
  49. 49 Esben 25
  50. 50 Axell 24
  51. 51 Kerr 18
  52. 52 Kristoff 15
  53. 53 Arkin 12
  54. 54 Loughlin 11
  55. 55 Krystof 10
  56. 56 Lamont 9
  57. 57 Daven 8
  58. 58 Valdemar 7
  59. 59 Sorley 4
  60. 60 Ebbe 3
  61. 61 Colman 3
  62. 62 Yorick 3
  63. 63 Larsen 3
  64. 64 Erlend

How to read this page

Choosing a Scandinavian name

Origin is a useful starting point, but names move across languages, families and countries. A name can belong to more than one tradition, especially when it has been used for centuries.

The individual name pages give the fuller picture. They show whether a name is rising or falling, how often it appears in recent birth records, and where it is strongest across the UK.

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Questions

About Scandinavian names

What makes a name Scandinavian?

A name is grouped here when its meaning, language history or common use links it with scandinavian naming tradition. Some names also appear in other origin groups because naming history is messy, especially in Britain.

Are these names ranked by recent popularity?

No. The lists are ordered by total births in the UK baby-name figures. That makes long-running names easier to spot. Open any name to see its latest rank and yearly trend.

Why do some familiar names appear lower down?

A name can be famous without being common in birth records. Spelling variants can also split the count across several forms, so names such as Sean and Shaun may appear separately.