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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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Cormac

Meaning: charioteer

Origin:Irish
257
Tadhg

Meaning: poet

Origin:Irish
287
Oisin

Meaning: little deer

Origin:Irish
300
Fergus

Meaning: man of force

Origin:Scottish and Irish
345
Llewellyn

Meaning: leader's image

Origin:Welsh, variation of Llywelyn
383
Brian

Meaning: strong, virtuous, and honorable

Origin:Irish
417
Garrett

Meaning: spear strength

Origin:Irish variation of Gerard
460
Claude

Meaning: lame; enclosure

Origin:French from Latin
508
Cupid

Meaning: desire

Origin:Latin
1156
Ian

Meaning: the Lord is gracious

Origin:Scottish version of John
168
Ivan

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Russian variation of John
429
Giovanni

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Italian variation of John
709
Ned

Meaning: wealthy guardian

Origin:English, diminutive of Edward
585
Ariel

Meaning: lion of God

Origin:Hebrew
841
Snow Snow is a word of English origin, and the me...
Origin:English word name
1411
Polly Traditionally a name of English origin, the ...
Origin:English variation of Molly
474
Bianca

Meaning: white

Origin:Italian
252
Aimee The name Aimee is of French origins and it i...
Origin:Variation of Amy
2778
Kathleen

Meaning: pure

Origin:Anglicized form of Irish Caitlin
720
Nixie

Meaning: water nymph

Origin:German
768