Swedish names, by how often Americans give them
117 names in U.S. records come from Swedish, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Gunnar (462 babies), then Leif and Henrik.
Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.
Swedish names given in the U.S., most given first
| Name | Births 2025 | Wiktionary says |
|---|---|---|
| Gunnar | 462 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Leif | 257 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Henrik | 206 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Kristian | 192 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Stellan | 192 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Nelly | 182 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Mattias | 163 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Linnea | 149 | A female given name from Latin of Swedish origin, occasionally used since the twentieth century. Wiktionary |
| Rune | 119 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Fia | 117 | A diminutive of the female given name Sofia. Wiktionary |
| Vivianne | 114 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Kari | 113 | A female given name from Swedish, of recent usage, equivalent to English Carrie or Cary. Wiktionary |
| Viggo | 97 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Therese | 79 | A female given name, equivalent to English Teresa. Wiktionary |
| Jeanette | 75 | A female given name, a popular Swedish spelling of the French Jeannette. Wiktionary |
| Merit | 73 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Tova | 66 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Elin | 53 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Ragnar | 52 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Eliah | 51 | A male given name, more common in the form Elias. Wiktionary |
| Teodor | 40 | A male given name, equivalent to English Theodore. Wiktionary |
| Evy | 39 | A diminutive of the female given name Eva. Wiktionary |
| Isak | 38 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Viviann | 35 | A female given name, variant of Vivianne. Wiktionary |
| Svea | 32 | A female given name used since the 19th century. Wiktionary |
| Kristofer | 31 | A male given name, a less common form of Kristoffer. Wiktionary |
| Sven | 31 | A male given name from Swedish. Wiktionary |
| Elis | 27 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Emrik | 25 | A male given name, equivalent to German Emmerich or English Emery. Wiktionary |
| Erling | 24 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Aina | 23 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Isac | 22 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Mio | 22 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Nils | 20 | A male given name from Swedish or Norwegian. Wiktionary |
| Vivan | 20 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Jens | 18 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Solveig | 17 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Fredrik | 17 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Tove | 17 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Malin | 16 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.
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