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Scandinavian baby names are in. Combining beautiful simplicity with Viking vibes, it’s not difficult to see why.
Here, we’re bringing you some of the most popular Scandinavian names from across the region. Technically, that should just mean Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, the three old Scandinavian kingdoms. But often Finland and Iceland are included too – and so we’ll be doing the same.
So, from country to country, what are some beautiful Scandinavian names for boys and girls? Let’s find out.
In this article 📝
- Scandinavian baby names in Norway
- Scandinavian names from Denmark
- Baby names from Sweden
- Not strictly Scandinavian baby names from Finland
- Icelandic names
Scandinavian baby names in Norway
We’ll start with Norway, the famous land of Vikings and fjords. According to Statistics Norway, here are the most popular Scandinavian names in Norway right now. Yep, they’re divided by boys and girls, but if there’s a name you love that’s right, you go for it, whatever the gender.
Top Norwegian names for boys
- Jakob / Jacob
- Emil
- Noah / Noa
- Oliver
- Filip / Fillip / Philip / Phillip
- William
- Lucas / Lukas
- Liam
- Henrik
- Oskar / Oscar
- Aksel / Axel
- Theodor / Teodor
- Elias
- Kasper / Casper
- Magnus
- Johannes
- Isak / Isaac
- Mathias / Matias
- Tobias
- Olav
- Sander
- Håkon / Haakon
- Jonas
- Ludvig / Ludvik
- Benjamin
- Matheo
- Alfred
- Alexander / Aleksander
- Victor / Viktor
- Markus / Marcus
- Theo / Teo
- Mohammad / Mohammed / Mohamed
- Herman / Hermann
- Adam
- Ulrik
- Iver
- Sebastian
- Johan / Johann
- Odin
- Leon
- Nikolai / Nikolay
- Even
- Leo
- Kristian / Christian
- Mikkel
- Gustav
- Felix
- Sverre
- Adrian
- Erik / Eric
Norwegian names for girls
And some Scandinavian baby girl names? Here are Norway’s favorites.
- Nora / Norah
- Emma
- Ella
- Maja / Maia / Maya
- Olivia
- Emilie
- Sofie / Sophie
- Leah / Lea
- Sofia / Sophia
- Ingrid
- Frida
- Sara / Sarah
- Tiril / Tirill
- Selma
- Ada
- Hedda
- Amalie
- Anna
- Alma
- Hanna / Hannah
- Eva
- Mia
- Thea
- Live
- Ida
- Astrid / Astri
- Ellinor
- Vilde
- Linnea / Linea
- Iben
- Aurora
- Mathilde / Matilde
- Jenny
- Tuva
- Julie
- Oda
- Sigrid
- Amanda
- Lilly / Lily
- Hedvig
- Victoria / Viktoria
- Amelia
- Josefine / Josephine
- Agnes
- Solveig
- Saga
- Marie
- Eline
- Oline
- Maria
Scandinavian names from Denmark
Now to Denmark. In Statistics Denmark’s list of top baby names from across the country, you’ll see many familiar names to those in Norway, alongside some unique to Denmark.
Let’s take baby boy names from Denmark first:
Danish boy names
- Alfred
- Oscar
- Carl
- Noah
- William
- Oliver
- Aksel
- Arthur
- Valdemar
- Lucas
- Malthe
- Emil
- August
- Victor
- Elias
- Elliot
- Felix
- Magnus
- Hugo
- Anton
- Theo
- Liam
- Viggo
- Nohr
- Otto
- Theodor
- Lauge
- Frederik
- Matheo
- Anker
- Adam
- Loui
- Storm
- Alexander
- Johan
- Konrad
- Villads
- Erik
- Albert
- Pelle
- Walter
- Marius
- Milas
- Christian
- Benjamin
- Asger
- Vilhelm
- Vincent
- Villum
- Bjørn
Danish girl names
Now for some more Scandinavian baby girl names. Are there any that could suit your little one?
- Alma
- Agnes
- Ella
- Freja
- Clara
- Emma
- Sofia
- Karla
- Anna
- Ellie
- Olivia
- Alberte
- Nora
- Aste
- Laura
- Josefine
- Ida
- Luna
- Frida
- Lily
- Ellen
- Mathilde
- Astrid
- Isabella
- Aya
- Esther
- Lærke
- Maja
- Emily
- Andrea
- Victoria
- Liva
- Marie
- Vilma
- Saga
- Mille
- Sofie
- Emilie
- Leonora
- Rosa
- Liv
- Merle
- Hannah
- Lea
- Molly
- Alba
- Sara
- Gry
- Alva
- Johanne
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Baby names from Sweden
And across the fjords and snowy hills to Sweden. More Scandinavian baby boy names coming right up! Here are the most popular in the country:
Swedish boy names
- Noah
- William
- Hugo
- Lucas
- Liam
- Oscar
- Oliver
- Matteo
- Elias
- Adam
- Leon
- Walter
- Alfred
- Leo
- Nils
- Harry
- Alexander
- Vincent
- Isak
- Theo
- Charlie
- August
- Arvid
- Ludvig
- Theodor
- Elliot
- Frans
- Filip
- Sam
- Adran
- Louie
- Axel
- Otto
- Gabriel
- Malte
- Josef
- Mohamed
- Elton
- Ebbe
- Benjamin
- Love
- Olle
- Henry
- Melvin
- Edvin
- Aron
- Albin
- Jack
- Frank
- Tage
Swedish girl names
- Alice
- Maja
- Elsa
- Astrid
- Wilma
- Freja
- Olivia
- Selma
- Alma
- Ella
- Lilly
- Signe
- Vera
- Ines
- Alicia
- Ebba
- Agnes
- Clara
- Saga
- Leah
- Stella
- Ellie
- Alva
- Ester
- Julia
- Ellen
- Luna
- Molly
- Hedda
- Lo
- Nova
- Mila
- Iris
- Sigrid
- Sara
- Linnea
- Lova
- Juni
- Celine
- Nora
- Isabelle
- Edith
- Sofia
- Nellie
- Emilia
- Leia
- Meja
- Livia
- Elise
- Emma
What names are illegal in Sweden?
Yes, you might have heard about this. According to the notorious Swedish naming law, any name given to a child has to be approved by the local authorities. But they won’t be approved if those names “can cause offense or can be supposed to cause discomfort for the one using it”. So, yep, some names are illegal in Sweden. The most famous?
- Ikea
- Metallica
- Ford
- Superman
- Veranda
- Elvis
- Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116. Seriously. It’s apparently pronounced “Albin”. Two parents named their child this in protest against the naming law. (Did someone ask What is the rarest baby name? Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 could well be it.)
Not strictly Scandinavian baby names from Finland
Now, it doesn’t quite count as Scandinavia. But Finland is definitely considered a Nordic country. And for that reason, you’ll forgive us for including them.
Here are the most popular Finnish names for boys and girls thanks to the Finnish Digital and Population Data Services Agency.
Finnish boy names
- Juhani
- Olavi
- Johannes
- Mikael
- Oliver
- Ilmari
- Onni
- Elias
- Eino
- Matias
- Toivo
- Antero
- Leo
- Viljami
- Tapani
- Väinö
- Emil
- Tapio
- Aatos
- Eemil
- Benjamin
- Veikko
- Samuel
- Arma
- Eemeli
- Alvar
- Oskari
- Kristian
- Vilho
- Noel
- Eeli
- Kalevi
- Daniel
- Oiva
- Aleksi
- Julius
- Valtteri
- Matti
- Sakari
- Alexander
- Akseli
- Leevi
- Joel
- Aleksanteri
- Hugo
- Anton
- Otso
- Eetu
- Henrik
- Lauri
Finnish girl names
More Scandinavian baby girl names:
- Maria
- Sofia
- Aurora
- Olivia
- Emilia
- Aino
- Matilda
- Amanda
- Linnea
- Helmi
- Ilona
- Ellen
- Lilja
- Alina
- Helena
- Aada
- Isla
- Aava
- Eveliina
- Kerttu
- Eevi
- Aleksandra
- Anna
- Elli
- Alexandra
- Ella
- Viola
- Kristiina
- Pihla
- Elsa
- Inkeri
- Alisa
- Hilla
- Elina
- Iida
- Emma
- Kaarina
- Elisabet
- Minea
- Amalia
- Johanna
- Venla
- Enni
- Anneli
- Katariina
- Lyydia
- Elisabeth
- Isabella
- Lumi
- Orvokki
Icelandic names
Now, to Icelandic names. Again, not strictly Scandinavian baby names. But there are some similarities. For example, as in Sweden, babies in Iceland can’t be given names that could “cause the bearer embarrassment”.
If your question is What are good Viking names?, look no further. Icelandic baby boys and girls are blessed with spectacularly Viking-esque names.
But you’ll need to know a couple of things before we get started. The alphabet has some surprises. Most importantly, ð and Þ. These are similar to the English “th” sound. Not exactly the same, but close enough.
Without further ado, thanks to Statistics Iceland, here are the most popular baby boy and baby girl names in Iceland.
Icelandic boy names
- Jón
- Sigurður
- Guðmunder
- Gunnar
- Ólafur / Olav
- Einar
- Kristján / Christian
- Magnús
- Stefán / Stefan
- Jóhann
- Björn
- Arnar
- Árni
Bjarni - Helgi
- Halldór
- Pétur / Pjetur
- Daníel
- Kristinn
- Ragnar
- Gísli
- Þorsteinn
- Guðjón
- Aron
- Sveinn / Svend
- Róbert / Robert
- Páll
- Óskar
- Birgir
- Davið
- Andri
- Alexander
- Viktor / Victor
- Bjarki
- Tómas
- Haukur
- Jóhannes
- Ágúst
- Karl / Carl
- Ásgeir
- Brynjar
- Benedikt
- Haraldur
- Atli
- Kjartan
- Sigurjón
- Friðrik
- Baldur
- Þórður
- Hilmar
Icelandic girl names
- Guðrun
- Anna
- Kristín
- Sigríður
- Margrét / Margrjet
- Helga
- Sigrún
- Ingibjörg
- María
- Jóhanna
- Elín
- Katrín
- Hildur
- Eva
- Lilja
- Ragnheiður
- Ásta
- Guðbjörg
- Elísabet / Elísabeth
- Erla
- Sara
- Guðný
- Ólöf
- Steinunn
- Auður
- Kolbrún
- Sólveig / Solveig
- Bryndís
- Inga
- Berglind
- Hulda
- Íris
- Ásdís
- Þórunn
- Unnur
- Hrafnhildur
- Þóra
- Rakel
- Birna
- Þórdís
- Jóna
- Halldóra
- Erna
- Karen
- Linda
- Hanna
- Edda
- Telma
- Thelma
- Harpa
➡️ Don’t miss also our full list of Scandinavian baby boy names and Scandinavian baby girl names
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