Top 100 Swedish Female & Male Given Names - Common Names for Swedish Women & Men

26/02/202401/04/2020 by Matthias Kamann

What is the most common name among Swedish women? Is it Agneta or maybeIda? No, it’s Anna. And what is the most common name for men in Sweden? Could it be Sven or even Thor? No, the most common male name in Sweden is Lars. (The full Top 100 list for male names further below.)

About these name lists and statistics: The most common form is given for each name. The numbers include all alternative spellings. For example, “Sarah” with “h” is counted as “Sara”, if Sara is the more common name.

Swedish female used names & common names for Swedish women

Top 100 Swedish Female & Male Given Names - Common Names for Swedish Women & Men - Hej Sweden (3)

Find out which female names are most popular in Sweden in the list below.

Top 100 female used names Sweden

The 100 most common normally used names among Swedish women.

Further below: list with most common names, including middle names among women

Rank	Name	Number
1	ANNA	100 381
2	EVA	85 496
3	MARIA	85 408
4	KARIN	63 941
5	SARA	58 702
6	CHRISTINA	57 657
7	LENA	57 595
8	EMMA	51 075
9	KERSTIN	46 822
10	MARIE	42 013
11	MALIN	40 426
12	JENNY	39 824
13	INGRID	39 198
14	HANNA	38 660
15	LINDA	38 446
16	ANNIKA	38 224
17	SUSANNE	37 596
18	ELIN	37 593
19	MONICA	37 018
20	BIRGITTA	36 495
21	SOFIA	35 759
22	JOHANNA	34 321
23	INGER	33 523
24	CARINA	32 868
25	JULIA	31 898
26	ELISABETH	31 516
27	ULLA	30 193
28	LINNÉA	29 632
29	KATARINA	29 514
30	EMELIE	28 976
31	IDA	28 930
32	HELENA	27 563
33	CAMILLA	27 244
34	ÅSA	27 069
35	ANETTE	26 919
36	SANDRA	26 268
37	MAJA	25 794
38	GUNILLA	25 496
39	ANN	25 312
40	ANITA	24 976
41	AMANDA	24 635
42	MARIANNE	24 409
43	ANNELI	24 365
44	MARGARETA	24 319
45	THERESE	24 166
46	JOSEFIN	23 875
47	CECILIA	23 494
48	JESSICA	23 392
49	HELEN	23 104
50	LISA	22 539
51	ALICE	22 402
52	MATILDA	22 084
53	CAROLINE	21 991
54	FRIDA	21 793
55	ELSA	21 557
56	ULRIKA	21 417
57	BARBRO	20 377
58	SIV	19 682
59	KLARA	19 620
60	EBBA	19 506
61	REBECCA	19 463
62	MADELEINE	19 404
63	SOFIE	18 548
64	ISABELLE	18 201
65	WILMA	17 983
66	AGNETA	17 851
67	LINA	17 494
68	ELLA	17 209
69	GUN	17 170
70	PIA	17 110
71	BERIT	16 797
72	ELLEN	16 349
73	OLIVIA	16 215
74	ASTRID	16 030
75	LOUISE	16 006
76	YVONNE	15 780
77	MOA	15 758
78	AGNES	15 742
79	ALVA	15 696
80	EMILIA	15 650
81	NATHALIE	15 576
82	ALEXANDRA	15 503
83	MONA	15 479
84	VICTORIA	15 360
85	ERIKA	15 222
86	BRITT	15 180
87	FELICIA	14 764
88	ANN-CHRISTIN	14 568
89	ANN-MARIE	13 372
90	LOVISA	13 260
91	PERNILLA	13 173
92	SONJA	12 914
93	CHARLOTTE	12 913
94	BRITT-MARIE	12 840
95	LINN	12 713
96	NINA	12 513
97	SAGA	12 456
98	ALMA	12 323
99	KAROLINA	12 282
100	MIKAELA	12 249

Top 100 given names for Swedish women

The most common given names (both first and middle names) among Swedish women.

Rank	Name	Number
1	MARIA	447 686
2	ELISABETH	340 668
3	ANNA	304 000
4	KRISTINA	280 543
5	MARGARETA	244 641
6	EVA	200 882
7	LINNÉA	166 531
8	KARIN	161 897
9	BIRGITTA	159 159
10	MARIE	145 978
11	INGRID	111 657
12	SOFIA	102 653
13	MARIANNE	89 526
14	LENA	85 551
15	SARA	84 968
16	HELENA	82 673
17	KERSTIN	81 638
18	EMMA	76 579
19	JOHANNA	73 885
20	KATARINA	73 824
21	VIKTORIA	70 505
22	INGER	67 284
23	CECILIA	65 980
24	SUSANNE	63 132
25	ELIN	62 890
26	MONICA	61 861
27	THERESE	60 768
28	JENNY	60 508
29	HANNA	58 812
30	LOUISE	57 485
31	ANITA	56 307
32	CARINA	55 921
33	ANN	54 262
34	IRENE	54 186
35	IDA	53 534
36	LINDA	52 661
37	HELEN	52 291
38	GUNILLA	51 652
39	MALIN	49 831
40	VIOLA	49 803
41	ANNIKA	49 383
42	ULLA	49 274
43	ELSA	47 505
44	MATILDA	46 405
45	JOSEFIN	46 380
46	ULRIKA	45 210
47	INGEGERD	45 064
48	SOFIE	43 713
49	ALICE	43 126
50	ANETTE	42 788
51	JULIA	42 555
52	ASTRID	42 091
53	CAROLINE	40 332
54	ANNELI	39 635
55	EMELIE	39 228
56	KRISTIN	38 714
57	KAROLINA	38 078
58	AMANDA	37 668
59	LISA	37 515
60	BARBRO	37 438
61	ÅSA	37 372
62	CAMILLA	37 130
63	MADELEINE	36 967
64	LOVISA	36 762
65	ERIKA	35 416
66	SIV	35 159
67	MAJA	35 145
68	YVONNE	34 381
69	CHARLOTTE	34 170
70	AGNETA	34 109
71	RUT	32 736
72	SANDRA	32 606
73	BRITT	32 206
74	REBECCA	31 845
75	ISABELLE	31 682
76	ALEXANDRA	31 436
77	FRIDA	31 046
78	ELLINOR	30 603
79	GUN	30 595
80	EBBA	29 642
81	EMILIA	29 441
82	ELLEN	29 149
83	JESSICA	28 852
84	KLARA	28 699
85	OLIVIA	28 058
86	BERIT	27 635
87	MÄRTA	26 854
88	CHARLOTTA	26 703
89	AGNES	25 873
90	ANN-MARIE	24 946
91	INGA	24 503
92	SONJA	23 784
93	ELLA	23 658
94	ANN-CHRISTIN	23 481
95	PIA	23 449
96	FELICIA	23 235
97	MAJ	23 086
98	LILLY	22 798
99	NATHALIE	22 766
100	MONA	22 640

Swedish male used names & common given names for Swedish men

Top 100 Swedish Female & Male Given Names - Common Names for Swedish Women & Men - Hej Sweden (4)

If you wonder how popular a male name is in Sweden, check out the top 100 list below.

Most common used male names in Sweden

The 100 most common normally used names among Swedish men.

Further below: list with most common names, first and middle names, among men

Rank	Name	Number
1	LARS	83 851
2	MIKAEL	79 938
3	ANDERS	76 485
4	JOHAN	74 860
5	ERIK	65 366
6	PER	64 451
7	PETER	62 457
8	THOMAS	60 759
9	KARL	59 578
10	JAN	58 582
11	DANIEL	57 953
12	FREDRIK	54 741
13	MOHAMMAD	45 885
14	ANDREAS	45 593
15	STEFAN	44 960
16	HANS	44 869
17	MATS	42 947
18	MARCUS	42 911
19	MATTIAS	42 037
20	MAGNUS	41 982
21	OSCAR	41 409
22	JONAS	41 151
23	ALEXANDER	41 008
24	NIKLAS	39 806
25	MARTIN	39 248
26	BENGT	38 859
27	BO	36 974
28	NILS	35 735
29	VIKTOR	35 712
30	PATRIK	35 466
31	BJÖRN	34 705
32	DAVID	33 629
33	FILIP	33 414
34	HENRIK	32 976
35	LEIF	32 424
36	JOAKIM	32 368
37	EMIL	32 270
38	CHRISTER	31 777
39	ULF	31 211
40	SIMON	31 199
41	SVEN	30 242
42	CHRISTOFFER	29 752
43	ANTON	28 940
44	WILLIAM	28 514
45	CHRISTIAN	27 918
46	ROBERT	27 905
47	GUSTAV	27 875
48	LUCAS	27 495
49	TOMMY	27 334
50	KJELL	26 388
51	RICKARD	25 991
52	HÅKAN	25 658
53	ADAM	25 451
54	GÖRAN	24 793
55	JACOB	23 916
56	JONATHAN	23 586
57	ELIAS	23 224
58	SEBASTIAN	23 153
59	ROBIN	23 086
60	LENNART	22 495
61	ROLF	22 470
62	TOBIAS	22 251
63	JOHN	21 142
64	AXEL	20 790
65	OLIVER	20 389
66	LINUS	20 097
67	STIG	19 828
68	HUGO	19 705
69	KENT	19 273
70	ISAK	19 193
71	ROGER	18 540
72	CLAES	17 946
73	JESPER	17 526
74	ALBIN	17 369
75	LUDVIG	17 001
76	RASMUS	16 452
77	JÖRGEN	16 444
78	ALI	16 340
79	MAX	16 210
80	JIMMY	15 780
81	JOEL	15 511
82	KENNETH	15 316
83	JOSEF	15 055
84	DENNIS	14 826
85	LIAM	14 809
86	GUNNAR	14 522
87	OLLE	14 505
88	LEO	14 416
89	JOHNNY	14 399
90	OLOF	13 650
91	PONTUS	13 352
92	ÅKE	13 142
93	KEVIN	13 138
94	SAMUEL	13 000
95	GABRIEL	12 823
96	ARVID	12 790
97	EDVIN	12 696
98	FELIX	12 432
99	KURT	12 409
100	TORBJÖRN	12 293

Top 100 most common given names for Swedish men

The table shows the most common given names (first and middle names) among men in Sweden

Rank	Name	Number
1	KARL	341 187
2	ERIK	331 575
3	LARS	226 139
4	ANDERS	186 455
5	PER	181 851
6	MIKAEL	181 017
7	JOHAN	176 355
8	OLOF	143 401
9	NILS	140 589
10	JAN	125 957
11	GUSTAV	120 228
12	HANS	114 847
13	PETER	114 455
14	LENNART	107 473
15	FREDRIK	101 503
16	GUNNAR	100 155
17	THOMAS	99 015
18	SVEN	98 930
19	DANIEL	91 721
20	ALEXANDER	88 771
21	BENGT	86 674
22	BO	86 584
23	OSKAR	85 449
24	GÖRAN	76 969
25	ANDREAS	76 782
26	ÅKE	76 052
27	CHRISTER	75 766
28	STEFAN	74 924
29	MAGNUS	74 125
30	MARTIN	74 051
31	MOHAMED	69 394
32	JOHN	69 386
33	MATTIAS	69 138
34	MATS	67 772
35	HENRIK	65 174
36	JONAS	62 255
37	ULF	62 216
38	LEIF	62 147
39	BJÖRN	61 758
40	AXEL	61 214
41	CHRISTIAN	57 774
42	ROBERT	57 675
43	DAVID	57 554
44	VIKTOR	57 536
45	MARCUS	57 475
46	EMIL	56 589
47	NIKLAS	55 926
48	BERTIL	55 481
49	ARNE	54 399
50	PATRIK	53 389
51	INGEMAR	53 166
52	HÅKAN	51 926
53	CHRISTOFFER	51 881
54	RICKARD	51 317
55	KJELL	50 822
56	WILLIAM	49 721
57	JOAKIM	49 309
58	STIG	48 073
59	ROLF	47 865
60	WILHELM	47 822
61	FILIP	47 519
62	TOMMY	45 591
63	ROLAND	40 502
64	SIMON	40 164
65	SEBASTIAN	39 942
66	CLAES	39 488
67	ANTON	39 371
68	ROGER	37 622
69	KENT	35 865
70	INGVAR	34 665
71	ELIAS	33 425
72	JOHANNES	33 364
73	HUGO	33 362
74	JAKOB	33 170
75	TOBIAS	33 122
76	LUCAS	33 036
77	ADAM	32 740
78	JONATHAN	32 453
79	OVE	32 089
80	EMANUEL	31 786
81	KENNETH	31 312
82	ROBIN	30 347
83	JÖRGEN	30 095
84	ALI	28 756
85	KURT	27 084
86	OLIVER	26 987
87	JOSEF	26 515
88	RUNE	26 170
89	ISAK	25 434
90	GEORG	25 377
91	ARVID	25 302
92	LUDVIG	25 214
93	GÖSTA	24 790
94	LINUS	24 757
95	JOHNNY	24 637
96	ALBIN	24 178
97	OLLE	23 494
98	EDVIN	23 245
99	TORBJÖRN	22 867
100	DAN	22 771

Which Swedish name do you like best? Which one do you think would fit your personality or that of your partner? Which one would you like to give a child? Feel free to comment below!

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Top 100 Swedish Female & Male Given Names - Common Names for Swedish Women & Men - Hej Sweden (2024)