Finnish Baby Names for Boys

A friendly nickname for Joachim, also used independently in Finland and Sweden.

A Maori name derived from a type of tree native to New Zealand's North Island.

The Finnish equivalent to Zachary.

This variation of Michael is very popular in Iceland and Puerto Rico, but has only made the cut for the US Top 1000 two separate years —2016 and 2023. Angel-esque boy names ending in L trended upwards last year, meaning we may see some more little Mikaels around soon.

Cute Finnish version of Michael.

Aatos is currently popular among baby boys in Finland.

Eilo is one of the few masculine names to derive from a feminine one. It comes from Eila, the Norwegian variation of Elina.

The K may be trendy, but this spelling variation is much less popular than Marcus.

A pet form of Karl, the form of Carl used throughout Scandinavia.

Tarvo has two potential origin stories. The first is that it derives from the Old Finnish word tarvas, meaning "wild aurochs," a wild species of cattle that is now extinct. The second possible derivation is from the Estonian tarv, meaning "energy."

A nickname for Jaakko, the Finnish form of Jacob.

Cool Finnish name ripe for import.

Finnish name with a magical meaning.

Along with Mika, a nickname for Mikael.

This airy Finnish and Swedish name may derive either from Greek "aura" (breath; breeze), or from Old Norse "aurr" (earth; clay).

Eiro is to Eirik as Eero is to Eric.

Arvo is a simple name virtually unknown in the US and UK that might get discovered thanks to the surprise popularity of Arlo.

Kalevi is a variant form of Kaleva, the name of a character from Finnish legend — the ancestor of all Finns. Although both are masculine names, Kalevi may be better suited for non-Finnish boys, since an A ending is often viewed as feminine.

In Finnish mythology, Ahti (also known as Ahto) was the sea god.

Classic Finnish name also found in neighboring Estonia.