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Scandinavian Names for Girls

Scandinavian names for baby girls hail from Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, but NOT Finland despite its geographical proximity to the Scandinavian countries. These Scandinavian names for girls have become more visible and fashionable in recent years, with the new popularity of Scandinavian books such as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series and television shows like Borgen.

If you're in search of a Scandinavian name for your baby girl, browse the following masterlist. 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.

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
Jakobe Jakobe is traditionally a male name of Hebre...
Origin:Hebrew
15624
Malin

Meaning: high tower or woman of Magdela

Origin:Scandinavian diminutive of Magdalene
2111
Jensen

Meaning: son of Jens

Origin:Scandinavian
5431
Janica

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Variation of Jannik
7761
Eline Eline is considered to be a Scandinavian var...
Origin:Dutch
3391
Tuva

Meaning: beautiful

Origin:Swedish and Norwegian variation of Tove
1739
Mikaela

Meaning: who is like God

Origin:Swedish and Finnish variation of Michaela, Hebrew
1735
Ulrica

Meaning: rich and noble heritage

Origin:Feminine form of Ulrich, German
7156
Sonia

Meaning: wisdom

Origin:Russian and Scandinavian variation of Sophia
1062
Gerda

Meaning: enclosure, stronghold

Origin:Scandinavian
3807
Tyra The meaning of Tyra is 'of Tyre, the God of ...
Origin:Scandinavian, feminine variation of Tyr, an ancient Indo-European god
3054
Oda The name Oda is traditionally a boy's name a...
Origin:Scandinavian, short form of Odelia
7814
Vigga

Meaning: war/battle

Origin:Scandinavian
5646
Vanja Vanja is usually a nice, soothing name for b...
Origin:Scandinavian, feminine variation of Vanya
11845
Kristine The name Kristine is derived from Scandinavi...
Origin:Scandinavian variation of Christine
6004
Gudrun

Meaning: god's rune; secret battle

Origin:Scandinavian
6100
Hedvig Hedvig is the Swedish variant of the Old Hig...
Origin:Old German
6336
Rut

Meaning: companion, friend

Origin:Czech, variation of Ruth
6740