BabyNamesMap

Lists

Scandinavian & Norse names

The most given names in 2025 where Wiktionary files the name under “Scandinavian & Norse”, up to 50 girls and 50 boys. A name can have more than one origin, so it can appear in several of these lists. Names Wiktionary hasn’t tagged are left out.

Girls · US 2025

  1. #6MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records11,078 babies
  2. #176Freya“mistress, lady”1,746 babies
  3. #470MarenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #470 vs #5,927 in 2025654 babies
  4. #995AnnikaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2003, with 1,089 babies; 254 in 2025254 babies
  5. #1,109ErikaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1990, with 4,569 babies; 213 in 2025213 babies
  6. #1,120IngridEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -id like Astrid and Brigid209 babies
  7. #1,279KarenForm of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”175 babies
  8. #1,396EricaEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #684 in 2015, #1,396 in 2025156 babies
  9. #2,076KariEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1975, with 2,221 babies; 90 in 202590 babies
  10. #4,352TyraEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1998, with 943 babies; 32 in 202532 babies
  11. #5,917ThoraEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #2,605 vs #5,917 in 202520 babies
  12. #9,457IngaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1969, with 115 babies; 10 in 202510 babies
  13. #13,208RoniaEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ia like Olivia and Amelia6 babies

Boys · US 2025

  1. #206Finn“the Sami”1,702 babies
  2. #464SorenEditor’s note Up from #574 in 2015 to #464 in 2025 in the US665 babies
  3. #545ErikEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1980, with 4,918 babies; 549 in 2025549 babies
  4. #984AndersEditor’s note Down from #796 in 2015 to #984 in 2025 in the US232 babies
  5. #991Harold“army + ruler, authority”230 babies
  6. #1,852LokiEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #763 vs #1,852 in 202585 babies
  7. #3,583SvenEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -en like Owen and Aiden31 babies
  8. #4,539NelsEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -ls like Wells and Mills22 babies
  9. #4,707OleEditor’s note 3 letters, ending in -le like Cole and Kyle. About 1 in 81,000 US boys in the 2025 records21 babies
  10. #6,446SkipEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1960, with 105 babies; 13 in 202513 babies
  11. #7,679Bond“peasant, farmer”10 babies
  12. #7,679IvorSame root as Igor, meaning “army”10 babies
  13. #8,243ArvidDanish, from Old Norse Arnviðr, meaning “eagle + tree, wood”9 babies
  14. #12,008OlafEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #2,440 vs #12,008 in 20255 babies

Girls · England & Wales 2025

  1. #6Freya“mistress, lady”1,802 babies
  2. #21MiaEditor’s note Down from #9 in 2015 to #21 in 2025 in England & Wales. Short and simple: 3 letters1,372 babies
  3. #585EricaEditor’s note Down from #350 in 2015 to #585 in 2025 in England & Wales67 babies
  4. #894ErikaEditor’s note Down from #461 in 2015 to #894 in 2025 in England & Wales39 babies
  5. #1,110IngridEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -id like Astrid and Enid30 babies
  6. #2,138AnnikaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #995 vs #2,138 in 202513 babies
  7. #2,440KarenForm of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”11 babies
  8. #2,440RonyaEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ya like Freya and Maya11 babies
  9. #2,605ThoraEditor’s note About 1 in 25,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records10 babies
  10. #5,927MarenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #470 vs #5,927 in 20253 babies

Boys · England & Wales 2025

  1. #74Finn“the Sami”706 babies
  2. #408ErikEditor’s note Down from #406 in 2015 to #408 in 2025 in England & Wales99 babies
  3. #563IvorSame root as Igor, meaning “army”69 babies
  4. #763LokiEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #763 vs #1,852 in 202544 babies
  5. #822SorenEditor’s note Up from #950 in 2015 to #822 in 2025 in England & Wales39 babies
  6. #1,226Harold“army + ruler, authority”23 babies
  7. #2,440OlafEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #506 in 2015, #2,440 in 20259 babies
  8. #2,952AndersEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #984 vs #2,952 in 20257 babies
  9. #4,275ArvidDanish, from Old Norse Arnviðr, meaning “eagle + tree, wood”4 babies

Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Origins: Wiktionary category tags. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).