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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.

Origin:Hebrew
19183
Arto Arto is a beautiful name that is usually giv...
Origin:Celtic
6301
Oslo Oslo is predominantly a gender-neutral name ...
Origin:Norwegian place name
622
Orna

Meaning: little pale green one

Origin:Irish
5629
Idra

Meaning: fig tree

Origin:Aramaic
2993
Indi

Meaning: independent

Origin:Variation of Indie, English
1554
Onda

Meaning: wave

Origin:Italian
5362
Olga

Meaning: holy

Origin:Slavic variation of Helga, Norse
1263
Yfke

Meaning: yew wood

Origin:Dutch diminutive of Yvonne, French
5573
Asma

Meaning: supreme

Origin:Arabic
2621
Ayda

Meaning: returning visitor; moon

Origin:Arabic, Turkish
2884
Amna A name of Arabic origin, the meaning of Amna...
Origin:Arabic
10213
Arwa Arwa is of Arabic origin and is a common nam...
Origin:Arabic
10586
Enzi

Meaning: powerful

Origin:African, Swahili
2511
Enzi

Meaning: powerful

Origin:African, Swahili
14635
Ursa

Meaning: little female bear

Origin:Short form of Ursula, Latin
1866
Emry

Meaning: industrious

Origin:Variation of Emery, German
1873
Emry

Meaning: industrious

Origin:Variation of Emery, German
6926
Orli

Meaning: light

Origin:Hebrew
2401
Avni

Meaning: earth

Origin:Sanskrit
16257