Popular and traditional Swedish names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Sweden. 155 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Alice | Noble; Of noble kind | 👧 Girl | International, Portuguese |
| Anna | Grace (Анна); Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, International, Ukrainian |
| Elias | Elijah; My God is the Lord | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International |
| Emma | Whole; Universal | 👧 Girl | International |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Isabella | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | International, Spanish |
| Leo | Lion | 👦 Boy | International |
| Liam | Resolute protector | 👦 Boy | International |
| Lucas | From Lucania; Light | 👦 Boy | International |
| Maria | Beloved; Star of the sea (Mary) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, International |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Mia | Mine; Beloved | 👧 Girl | International |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Noah | Rest; Comfort | 👦 Boy | International |
| Nour | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Arabic |
| Oliver | Olive tree | 👦 Boy | International |
| Olivia | Olive tree | 👧 Girl | International |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Sofia | Wisdom (София) | 👧 Girl | Greek, International, Spanish |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Agnes | Pure; Holy | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Aksel | Leopard; Father of peace | 👦 Boy | Amazigh, Norse |
| Alexander | Defender of people | 👦 Boy | International |
| Alma | Soul; Nourishing | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Astrid | Divinely beautiful | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Axel | Father of peace | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Clara | Bright; Clear | 👧 Girl | International, Portuguese |
| Daniel | God is my judge | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Spanish |
| David | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Hungarian, Slavic |
| Ebba | Strength of a boar | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Elena | Torch; Bright light (Елена) | 👧 Girl | Greek, International |
| Ella | All; Light | 👧 Girl | International |
| Elsa | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Emil | Rival; Eager | 👦 Boy | International |
| Erik | Eternal ruler | 👦 Boy | Norse, Armenian |
| Eva | Life | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, International, Slavic |
| Felix | Lucky; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | International, French |
| Frida | Peace | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Gabriel | God is my strength | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish, International |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Hugo | Mind; Intellect | 👦 Boy | International |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ida | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | German, Norse |
| Isak | He will laugh (Isaac) | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Jonas | Dove; God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | International, Lithuanian |
| Julia | Youthful | 👧 Girl | International, Portuguese |
| Laura | Laurel; Victory | 👧 Girl | International, Portuguese |
| Layla | Night | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Lea | Leah; Delicate | 👧 Girl | International, French |
| Lina | Tender palm tree; Delicate | 👧 Girl | Arabic, International |
| Linnea | Twinflower | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Liv | Life | 👧 Girl | Dutch, Norse |
| Magnus | Great | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Maja | Great; Mother (Maia) | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Matteo | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | International |
| Max | The greatest | 👦 Boy | International |
| Nora | Light; Honour | 👧 Girl | International |
| Oscar | Divine spear; Friend of deer | 👦 Boy | International |
| Oskar | Divine spear | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Saga | Seeing one; The goddess Saga | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Samuel | God has heard | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, French, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic |
| Sofie | Wisdom | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Theo | God; Divine gift | 👦 Boy | International, Portuguese |
| Victoria | Victory | 👧 Girl | International, English, Spanish |
| Wilma | Resolute protector | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Yasmin | Jasmine flower (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Agneta | Pure; Holy | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Anders | Manly (Andrew) | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Anneli | Grace (Anna) | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Annelie | Grace (Anna) | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Annika | Grace (Anna) | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Arne | Eagle | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Åsa | Divine; God | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Barbro | Foreign woman (Barbara) | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Bengt | Blessed (Benedict) | 👦 Boy | Swedish |
| Birgitta | Exalted one (Bridget) | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Bjørn | Bear | 👦 Boy | Norwegian |
| Britt | Exalted one (Birgitta) | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Camilla | Attendant at religious rites | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Carl | Free man | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Christer | Follower of Christ | 👦 Boy | Swedish |
| Christoffer | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Swedish |
| Claes | Victory of the people (Nicholas) | 👦 Boy | Swedish |
| Elin | Light (Helen) | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Embla | The first woman in Norse myth | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Emelie | Rival; Eager | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Fredrik | Peaceful ruler | 👦 Boy | Swedish |
| Gunilla | Battle; War | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Gustav | Staff of the Geats | 👦 Boy | Swedish |
| Harald | Army ruler | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Hedda | Battle | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Henrik | Ruler of the home | 👦 Boy | Swedish |
| Ingeborg | Ing's protection | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Ingela | Ing's angel | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Inger | Ing's army | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Ingrid | Ing's beauty | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Ivar | Bow warrior | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Joakim | God will establish | 👦 Boy | Swedish |
| Johan | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Swedish |
| Josefin | God will increase | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Josefine | God will increase | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Karin | Pure | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Kerstin | Follower of Christ (Christina) | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Kirsten | Christian; Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Kjell | Cauldron; Helmet | 👦 Boy | Swedish |
| Knut | Knot | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Lars | Laurel; Crowned with laurel | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Leif | Heir; Descendant | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Lennart | Brave as a lion (Leonard) | 👦 Boy | Swedish |
| Linn | Waterfall; Gentle | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Linus | Flax-coloured | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Lotta | Free woman (Charlotta) | 👧 Girl | Swedish |
| Malin | Woman of Magdala | 👧 Girl | Swedish |