Swedish Baby Names
74 Swedish names with researched meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 74 Swedish baby names below. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it said correctly. Names are listed most-popular first.
Swedish Girl Names
Dahlia#215 in the U.S.Dahl's flower — the dahlia plant, named after botanist Anders Dahl▶Linnea#1608 in the U.S.from the twinflower (Linnaea borealis), named for the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus▶Kristina#1732 in the U.S.A Christian▶Junie#1742 in the U.S.Young▶Katarina#1743 in the U.S.Each of the two▶Jennie#1751 in the U.S. Yahweh is gracious▶Milly#1791 in the U.S.Pet form of Millicent, Emily, Amelia or Camilla; via Millicent meaning 'strong in work'.▶Klara#1854 in the U.S.Clear, bright, famous▶Novalie#1914 in the U.S.New▶Gina#2015 in the U.S.Farmer, earthworker▶Josefina#2072 in the U.S.He will add▶Elsy#2196 in the U.S.Diminutive of Elizabeth/Elsa, from Hebrew Elisheva 'my God is an oath'.▶Violett#2208 in the U.S.Purple (the color)▶Malena#2469 in the U.S.of the sea, of Magdala▶Eleonora#2558 in the U.S.The other Aenor ▶Madelin#2586 in the U.S.Of Magdala▶Runa#2871 in the U.S.Secret lore, rune▶Sonja#2959 in the U.S.Wisdom▶Freja#3231 in the U.S.Lady, noblewoman; from Freyja, the Norse goddess of love, beauty, and war▶Svea#3555 in the U.S.The poetic personification of Sweden (Moder Svea, 'Mother Sweden'), from Svear, the people who ▶Suede#4442 in the U.S.From the word suede — French gants de Suede, 'gloves from Sweden' — the soft leather▶Malin#8734 in the U.S.A Swedish short form of Magdalena ('of Magdala') and an English medieval pet form of Mary ('a l▶Lova#9939 in the U.S.Variously a Swedish short form of Lovisa/Louise ('renowned warrior') and a Malagasy name; also ▶Dhalia#10460 in the U.S.A spelling of Dahlia, the flower named for the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl (Dahl means 'valley▶Kajsa#10626 in the U.S.A Swedish pet form of Katarina/Katherine, from the Greek Aikaterine, traditionally 'pure.' The ▶Jonna#10676 in the U.S.A Danish and Swedish short form of Johanna, the feminine of Johannes/John, from the Hebrew Yoch▶My#11788 in the U.S.In Vietnamese, My (My) means 'beautiful; pretty.' In Swedish, My is a short form of Maria (or f▶Annica#12239 in the U.S.Annica is a Scandinavian form of Anna ('grace', from Hebrew Hannah), a spelling variant of Anni▶Charlotta#13499 in the U.S.Charlotta is the Latinate and Scandinavian form of Charlotte, the French feminine diminutive of▶Blenda#13712 in the U.S.Blenda most likely arose as an American rhyming blend of Brenda and Glenda; separately it is a ▶Britt#13730 in the U.S.A Scandinavian short form of Birgitta (Swedish and Danish), itself from the Irish Brighid/Bridg▶Noomi#14760 in the U.S.A Swedish and wider Scandinavian form of Naomi, from the Hebrew Na'omi, 'pleasantness; sweetnes▶Ronia#14949 in the U.S.Best known as Ronia, the spirited heroine of Astrid Lindgren's Ronia the Robber's Daughter (Swe▶Stellan#14996 in the U.S.A Scandinavian name, generally read as 'calm; still' (and sometimes linked to the Latin stella,▶Vivica#15092 in the U.S.A Scandinavian name, spelled Viveka or Vivica, often connected to the Latin vivus ('alive; live▶Dahlya#15763 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Dahlia, the flower named in honour of the eighteenth-century Swedish botan▶Dahila#15838 in the U.S.Dahila reads as a spelling of Dahlia, the showy flower named for the Swedish botanist Anders Da▶Dahliah#16240 in the U.S.Dahliah is an -h-ending spelling of Dahlia, the showy flower named for the Swedish botanist And▶Lovisa#16658 in the U.S.The Swedish feminine form of Louis/Ludwig, from the Germanic hlud ('famous; loud') and wig ('wa▶Osa#17013 in the U.S.Three honest routes. In Sweden and Norway, Osa is a spelling of Asa, an old Norse name linked t▶Vivika#17485 in the U.S.A spelling of the Scandinavian Viveka/Vivika, commonly connected to the Latin vivus ('alive; li▶Lotta#17795 in the U.S.Lotta is a Swedish and German pet form of Charlotta or Charlotte, the feminine of Charles, from▶MoaMoa is a Swedish girl's name, borne by author Moa Martinson; separately, the moa was a large fl▶
Swedish Boy Names
Stellan#1441 in the U.S.Star, stellar, of the stars▶Oskar#1721 in the U.S.Form of Oscar, from Gaelic 'os' (deer) and 'cara' (friend), 'deer friend'.▶Kasper#1750 in the U.S.Treasurer▶Konrad#1896 in the U.S.Brave counsel▶Rune#1925 in the U.S.Secret lore, rune▶Viggo#1980 in the U.S.War▶Kurt#2103 in the U.S.Brave counsel▶Theodor#2109 in the U.S.Gift of god▶Filip#2564 in the U.S.Friend of horses▶Sven#2620 in the U.S.Boy▶Herman#2641 in the U.S.Army man▶Erling#2915 in the U.S.Descendant of the jarl▶Asta#2946 in the U.S.Origin uncertain▶Gustav#3340 in the U.S.Traditionally 'staff of the Geats' (or 'of the gods'), the dynastic name of Swedish kings from ▶Lindberg#3477 in the U.S.Lindberg is a Scandinavian surname joining lind, 'linden tree', to berg, 'mountain'. As an Amer▶Bertil#3792 in the U.S.Bertil is a Swedish given name, a short form of Berthold or Bert, from the Germanic element ber▶Uno#3796 in the U.S.Uno is chiefly a Nordic male name, common in Sweden and Finland, generally traced to the Latin ▶Swayde#4291 in the U.S.Y-spelling of Suede — French gants de Suede, 'gloves from Sweden' — the soft leather; a modern ▶Gust#5848 in the U.S.Gust is a short form of Gustav (or August), the Scandinavian and German names, brought to Ameri▶Lindbergh#7672 in the U.S.Lindbergh is a Swedish surname meaning 'linden-tree hill' (lind + berg); as a first name it hon▶Nobel#8124 in the U.S.From the Swedish surname Nobel (made known by Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize); also e▶Malin#8696 in the U.S.Variously an English medieval pet form of Mary ('a little Mary') and a Swedish short form of Ma▶Rambo#10631 in the U.S.A Swedish surname (an old family name, possibly 'raven's nest / ram-hill' by folk etymology), b▶Mattson#11814 in the U.S.From the Scandinavian patronymic surname Mattsson/Mattson, 'son of Matt(hew),' ultimately from ▶Gustaf#12871 in the U.S.Gustaf is the Swedish spelling of Gustav, a royal Scandinavian name usually explained from Old ▶Lennart#13290 in the U.S.Lennart is the Scandinavian, especially Swedish, form of Leonard, from the Old High German Leon▶Lunden#13415 in the U.S.Lunden reads chiefly as a respelling of London, the great city whose ancient name, Londinium, h▶Niklas#13606 in the U.S.The German, Swedish and Finnish form of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos — nike ('victory') pl▶Nyland#13633 in the U.S.From the Scandinavian surname and place name Nyland, literally 'new land' (Swedish/Norwegian ny▶Seger#13855 in the U.S.A surname of Germanic origin, generally traced to the elements sigi ('victory') and heri ('army▶Stellen#13927 in the U.S.Stellen sits between the Swedish name Stellan (of uncertain meaning, borne by actor Stellan Ska▶
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Popular Swedish baby names include Dahlia, Stellan, Linnea, Oskar, Kristina, Junie. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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