Today’s Icelandic baby names
For many of us — of, shall we say, a certain age — our introduction to Iceland came from the classic videogame and TV show, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?. How else would the name of the city of Reykjavík become a household word to 6- to 12-year-olds?
No matter whether you’re looking to get in touch with your Scandinavian/Celtic roots, or are hoping there won’t be four other boys in your son’s kindergarten class with the same name, why not look to the list of top 100 Icelandic names for boys for some ice cold inspiration?
ALSO SEE: Top 100 baby names in Iceland for girls
Top 100 popular boy baby names in Iceland
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- Jón
- Sigurður
- Guðmundur
- Gunnar
- Ólafur/Olav
- Einar
- Kristján/Kristian/Christian
- Magnús
- Stefán/Stefan
- Jóhann
- Björn
- Arnar
- Árni
- Bjarni
- Helgi
- Halldór
- Pétur/Pjetur
- Daníel
- Kristinn
- Ragnar
- Gísli
- Þorsteinn
- Guðjón
- Aron
- Sveinn/Svend
- Róbert/Robert
- Páll
- Óskar
- Birgir
- Davíð
- Andri
- Alexander
- Viktor/Victor
- Bjarki
- Tómas
- Haukur
- Jóhannes
- Ágúst
- Karl/Carl
- Ásgeir
- Brynjar
- Benedikt
- Haraldur
- Atli
- Kjartan
- Sigurjón
- Friðrik
- Baldur
- Þórður
- Hilmar
- Kristófer
- Kári
- Hörður
- Rúnar
- Jónas
- Egill
- Eiríkur
- Sindri
- Björgvin
- Sævar/Sævarr
- Guðni
- Elvar/Elfar
- Hlynur
- Sverrir
- Örn
- Ómar
- Ari
- Ísak
- Ingvar
- Jakob/Jakop
- Snorri
- Dagur
- Reynir
- Ingólfur
- Matthías/Mattías/Mathías
- Ívar
- Arnór
- Anton
- Hafsteinn
- Birkir
- Garðar
- Þórarinn
- Eyþór
- Axel
- Þórir
- Grétar/Gretar
- Tryggvi
- Emil
- Steinar
- Valdimar/Valdemar
- Vilhjálmur
- Mikael/Mikkael/Mikkel
- Ingi
- Hjalti
- Hákon
- Adam
- Hermann
- Hjörtur
- Aðalsteinn
- Gunnlaugur
Source: Statistics Iceland, Reykjavík – 2017
