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Swedish Names

Swedish baby names are getting new attention and appreciation from parents all over the world, many of whom want to celebrate their family's Swedish heritage or who simply love Sweden's stylish, modern culture. Baby names popular in Sweden include classic English names like Alice and Oliver, Swedish spins on traditional names such as Maja and Filip, and classic Scandinavian or Norse choices with original roots in Sweden such as Astrid and Nils.

our website's complete roster of Swedish baby names is here. 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.

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Belle

Meaning: beautiful

Origin:Short form of Isabelle or French
310
Elsie

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth via its Scottish variation, Elspeth
67
Jasmine

Meaning: gift from God

Origin:Flower name, from Persian
182
Elsa

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:German diminutive of Elisabeth
204
Rose

Meaning: rose, a flower

Origin:Latin
52
Fiona

Meaning: white, fair

Origin:Scottish
181
Katie

Meaning: pure

Origin:English, diminutive of Katherine
628
Daniel

Meaning: God is my judge

Origin:Hebrew
150
Finn

Meaning: fair or white

Origin:Irish
20
Elin Elin is of Scandinavian origin and is a vari...
Origin:Swedish variation of Ellen
913
Wendy

Meaning: friend or white

Origin:English, Celtic, Welsh
623
Briar

Meaning: a thorny patch

Origin:English
293
Nona

Meaning: ninth

Origin:Latin
1623
Lena The Hebrew name Lena is a shorter version of...
Origin:English, Scottish, Dutch, German, and Scandinavian, diminutive of various names ending in lena
162
Esmeralda

Meaning: emerald

Origin:Spanish and Portuguese
361
Gertrude

Meaning: strength of a spear

Origin:German
838
Magnus

Meaning: greatest

Origin:Scandinavian from Latin
34
Rory

Meaning: red king

Origin:Irish
64
Arthur

Meaning: bear

Origin:Celtic
32
Owen

Meaning: young warrior; well-born

Origin:Welsh
74