Top Scandinavian Boy Names
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The table below contains the most popular Scandinavian names with Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish origins that have been given to baby boys in the USA during the last hundred years (1905 through 2004).
The rank and count values are based on U.S. Social Security
Administration counts for the one thousand most popular names
given to baby boys in each of these years. This list
and other similar tables on this site can help you research
the history and find the meaning of many popular ethnic names
for your baby boy!
| Name | Derivation or Meaning | Rank | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric | means ruler of the people. | 1 | 817,380 |
| Erik | is a variation of Eric. | 2 | 132,553 |
| Kirk | means church. | 3 | 64,993 |
| Erick | is an alternate form of Eric. | 4 | 46,508 |
| Kim | is an alternate form of Joachim. | 5 | 33,651 |
| Jan | means God is good. | 6 | 18,546 |
| Roscoe | means deer forest. | 7 | 17,266 |
| Kristian | is an alternate form of Christian. | 8 | 12,318 |
| Erich | is a variation of Eric. | 9 | 9,129 |
| Dirk | is a variation of Derek. | 10 | 9,062 |
| Kai | is an alternate form of Gaius. | 11 | 8,446 |
| Axel | is an alternate form of Absalom. | 12 | 6,449 |
| Gunnar | means battle. | 13 | 4,572 |
| Gustave | means royal staff. | 14 | 2,764 |
| Arvid | means eagle forest. | 15 | 2,163 |
| Lars | means crowned with laurel. | 16 | 1,923 |
| Gustav | is a variation of Gustave. | 17 | 1,560 |
| Thurston | means Thor's stone. | 18 | 948 |
| Arne | means eagle. | 19 | 677 |
| Olaf | means forefather. | 20 | 621 |
| Gustaf | means staff of the gods. | 21 | 9 |
| Gustavus | is a variation of Gustave. | 22 | 0 |
| Nils | means champion. | 23 | 0 |
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