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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.

Ersa

Meaning: dew

Origin:Greek
3392
Origin:Literary name
7618
Arly The name Arly is a beautiful baby boy name. ...
Origin:English
13041
Arly The name Arly is a beautiful baby boy name. ...
Origin:English
14154
Azra

Meaning: virgin

Origin:Arabic
2085
Isra

Meaning: journey of the night

Origin:Arabic
3743
Isra

Meaning: freedom

Origin:Thai
9133
Irma

Meaning: universal, complete

Origin:German, diminutive of several names, meaning "universal, complete"
1853
Eyre

Meaning: gravel bank river

Origin:Literary name and Old Norse
1456
Etna The word Etna with four letters and two syll...
Origin:Celtic
7213
Enzo The name Enzo finds its roots in Italy. Enzo...
Origin:Italian variation of Henry, also diminutive of Vincenzo and Lorenzo
805
Aldo

Meaning: old and wise

Origin:Italian from German
866
Orlo

Meaning: famous throughout the land

Origin:Short form of Orlando or Roland, German
1654
Alto Alto is a name commonly given for boys and o...
Origin:Latin
12459
Alto

Meaning: high

Origin:Latin
4676
Omri

Meaning: my sheaf

Origin:Hebrew
1077
Ashe Ashe is a masculine name with roots in Old E...
Origin:English surname; diminutive of Ashley, Ashton, etc
2143
Able The meaning of Able is 'breath' or 'vapor'. ...
Origin:Word name or spelling variation of Abel
4069
Amzi

Meaning: strong

Origin:Hebrew
3550
Imri

Meaning: to say, my statement

Origin:Hebrew
9277