Sweden hasn’t just given IKEA to the world. The land is also home to some of the most beautiful, sweet, and adorable baby names you’ll ever hear. In fact, most of the popular names in America have Swedish variations, albeit with a Scandinavian flair.
In Sweden, a baby is given one or more given names and a surname. Sweden is quite strict when it comes to names. There’s a Swedish naming law that approves the names desired by parents. Parents need to submit a form with the desired name within three months of the birth of the child. The first name will not be approved if it can cause embarrassment to the child in the future or if they are not suitable as first names.
This law was passed in 1982 to prevent the non-aristocratic families from giving their children names reserved for the noble and aristocratic families. The following year, the law was revised a bit to allow men to adopt their wife’s or partner’s name and women to adopt their husband’s name.
Let’s take a look at some of the most famous Swedish names of all time. MomJunction has arranged the names according to their traditional gender usage and meaning to help you pick the perfect Swedish name.
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER | |||
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Acke | My father is for peace | Boy | |||
Adahlia | A noble person or a flower | Girl | |||
Adam | Man, earth | Boy | |||
Affton | Afternoon or evening, from the river Afton | Girl | |||
Agata | One who is good at heart and mind, pure, kind, gentle and a nature lover. | Girl | |||
Agda | A kind hearted person with good relationship building qualities and zealous to perfection. | Girl | |||
Alexander | Defender of Mankind | Boy | |||
Alice | Truth, gracious, reality | Girl | |||
Alicia | Of Noble Birth | Girl | |||
Alvinia | A dearly loved white individual having gregarious personality, versatile nature and Code of Honour | Girl | |||
Ame | German - Eagle; Scandinavian - The Eagle Rules | Boy | |||
Andreas | Form of Andrew; creative, outgoing and manly | Boy | |||
Andrine | Female form of Andreas; a defender of men | Girl | |||
Aninna | Answer My Prayer; God has Favored Me; She who rules over heaven and earth | Girl | |||
Annali | Graced with God's Bounty; Favor; Beautiful; Graceful Meadow; | Girl | |||
Annalies | Graced with God's Bounty; Favor; Beautiful; Graceful Meadow; A variant of Annali | Girl | |||
Annaliese | Graced with God's Bounty; Favor; Beautiful; Graceful Meadow; A variant of Annali | Girl | |||
Annalisa | Graced with God's Bounty; Favor; Beautiful; Graceful Meadow; A variant of Annali | Girl | |||
Anneli | Graced with God's Bounty; Favor; Beautiful; Graceful Meadow; A variant of Annali | Girl | |||
Annelie | Graced with God's Bounty; Favor; Beautiful; Graceful Meadow; A variant of Annali; Grace; Favor | Girl | |||
Anneline | God is gracious one and he has answered the prayers | Girl | |||
Annelis | Graced with God's Bounty; Favor; Beautiful; Graceful Meadow; A variant of Annali; Grace; Favor | Girl | |||
Annelisa | Graced with God's Bounty; Favor; Beautiful; Graceful Meadow; A variant of Annali | Girl | |||
Annely | Hebrew - God was gracious; God has shown favor; Pure; Chaste; Grace; It is a variation of Anna; | Girl | |||
Annica | Sweetness of Face; Favor; Grace; A variant of Anna | Girl | |||
Annika | Variation of Anna, which means Grace | Girl | |||
Aron | Giant, tall mountain; one who is exalted and lofty | Boy | |||
Astrid | A Girl who is divinely beautiful | Girl | |||
Atalie | Swedish word meaning pure | Girl | |||
Aurela | A beautiful golden dawn; royal throne | Girl | |||
Axelina | They are defender of men | Girl | |||
Baldhere | It is a variation of the name Balder. It also means ' a bold and courageous army.' | Boy | |||
Bele | One who roars | Girl | |||
Bim | A mighty woman of the ocean,sea | Girl | |||
Blida | A very gentle woman | Girl | |||
Bobba | A woman who is a famus light | Girl | |||
Bodil | One who finds remedy in a battle | Girl | |||
Boje | A man who comes from the castle | Boy | |||
Bore | He is like the north wind | Boy | |||
Bosse | Swedish - To Live | Boy | |||
Bota | A remedy or compensation | Boy | |||
Botild | He who is very commanding | Boy | |||
Brictwen | The bright friend or companion | Boy | |||
Brigetta | A very strong female | Girl | |||
Brite | A british person | Girl | |||
Caj | A person rejoicing | Boy | |||
Calle | A man who is free | Boy | |||
Caren | A genuine and pure woman | Girl | |||
Carin | She is little and very dear | Girl | |||
Caspian | One from the Caspian Sea | Boy | |||
Cenn | The one with a strong head | Boy | |||
Christana | One who follows the preachings of Jesus Christ | Girl | |||
Christer | One who is Christianity by religion | Boy | |||
Claes | Derived from the name Nicholas; one who was a helpful bishop from the 14th century; another term for "victory of the people" | Boy | |||
Daavid | A beloved friend | Boy | |||
Didrik | One who has the power to rule people | Boy | |||
Dolph | In swedish the name Dolph means 'Noble Wolf' | Boy | |||
Duve | The one with a thrilling personality | Girl | |||
Ebba | It means strong . | Girl | |||
Edeltrud | The one who has massive superior strength | Girl | |||
Edrit | They are talented and kind hearted | Girl | |||
Effe | Well spoken; one who tells the truth | Girl | |||
Egefride | A peace loving individual who is blessed | Girl | |||
Egelfride | One who is filled with harmony and calmness | Girl | |||
Egonia | Edge of a sword | Boy | |||
Ehrenfried | Peace and harmony loving being | Boy | |||
Eidef | A wealthy gift from the god almighty | Boy | |||
Eija | Happy and bright person who is studious natured | Girl | |||
Eiji | Cheerful and one second; eternity | Girl | |||
Eilhard | Egde of sword; hardy and loves fellow men | Boy | |||
Eina | A guardian of properity; beautiful eyes | Girl | |||
Einar | The one and only warrior | Boy | |||
Eldis | They are the ones who are filled with joy | Girl | |||
Eleonora | Shining bright light coming from above | Girl | |||
Elfred | An efficient and popular human being | Boy | |||
Elias | One who believes Yahweh is the Lord | Boy | |||
Elimar | A famous and noble personality | Boy | |||
Elin | Light coming out and is the most beautiful one | Girl | |||
Elisabet | One who is madly devoted to God | Girl | |||
Ella | One who is a beautiful fairy; one who enjoys life | Girl | |||
Elling | One who is a descendant of a chief | Boy | |||
Elof | One who is always and everlasting; heir | Boy | |||
Elvan | this name basically means colours. | Girl | |||
Elvinia | this name means elfin. | Girl | |||
Embla | according to Norse mythology Embla was the first woman on earth. | Girl | |||
Emeliana | this name means to continually strive or excel against a rival. | Girl | |||
Emelie | literally meaning someone who is striving or eager to excel when faced in difficult situations against a rival. | Girl | |||
Emil | this means a person who is lively and eager. | Boy | |||
Emma | the meaning of this name is universal whole. | Girl | |||
Engelard | brave and illuminating like light. | Boy | |||
Engla | Swedish feminine form of the word angel. | Girl | |||
Erny | a Swedish name meaning serious and determined. | Girl | |||
Errika | one who rules eternally. | Girl | |||
Eugen | well born or noble. | Boy | |||
Eyvind | The winner of the iselands | Boy | |||
Filippa | A horse's companion; inspirational being | Girl | |||
Finnick | Became popular after usage in Hunger Games | Boy | |||
Flor | Literally means a flower; Could be interpretted as a charming; blossoming person | Boy | |||
Folke | A name which means 'people' or 'humans; a chief | Boy | |||
Freja | Referring to a Lady or a Mistress; a Goddess of beauty | Girl | |||