Norse God Names
The Norse gods have names that range from the familiar Thor to the rarer Vidar. These are male divine figures from Norse tradition, using spellings that also occur in the American name records.
| Save name | Name & connection | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The god associated with wisdom, poetry, war, and the dead. | 604#502 | Down 171 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
The thunder god who carries the hammer Mjollnir. | 44#2,874 | Down 1,098 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
The shape-shifting divine figure whose schemes drive many Eddic stories. | 85#1,858 | Down 527 rank positions in five years | 2021 | ||
The god who loses his hand in the binding of Fenrir. | 40#3,084 | Up 111 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
A god associated with fertility and prosperity. | 7#10,018 | new | 2024 | ||
A son of Odin born to avenge Baldr. | —Unranked | — | 2022 | ||
Odin's son, who avenges him at Ragnarok. | —Unranked | — | 2024 | ||
A Scandinavian form of Baldr, the god mourned by the other gods. | —Unranked | — | 2024 | ||
A god associated with archery and skiing. | —Unranked | — | 2019 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Membership on this list is editorial — we chose names that genuinely fit the theme. Every number is from official birth data: "—" means the name had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, which makes it a genuinely rare pick today, not an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.