Sweden
loc · Swedish · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Sweden is a name, most frequently recorded in Germany. It appears chiefly in Swedish and English, written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: kingdom, Europe.
- USUnited States1 in 2.9M◐
- ATAustria1 in 43K
- NLNetherlands1 in 184K
carrying the name, one hue, darker where it is more common. Hover a country for its figure.
- ≈222 ●
- Sources
- 90 ●
- 1 in 184K ◐
across 4 countries
2.3K records
Official registry-verified
Netherlands
Spellings & scripts●
One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Locally spelled Schweden in DE Germany.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin●
kingdom, Europe
Sources 1
- Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names
Attested across 8 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world●
Sorted by bearers counted by national registers, records where none counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE Germany | 544 | 437 rec. | — | — | Schweden | 52 |
| GB United Kingdom | 320 | 46 rec. | — | — | Sweden | 18 |
| AU Australia | 272 | 39 rec. | — | — | Sweden | 11 |
| AT Austria | 154 | 1 rec. | — | — | Sweden | 3 |
| US United States | 116 | 1.2K rec. | 1 in 2.9M | 124 | Sweden | 90 |
| NL Netherlands | 94 | 200 rec. | 1 in 184K | 94 | Sweden | 26 |
| CA Canada | 69 | 38 rec. | — | — | Sweden | 4 |
| SE Sweden | 27 | 36 rec. | — | — | Sweden | 15 |
| BE Belgium | 8 | 10 rec. | 1 in 1.5M | 8 | Sweden | 5 |
| CH Switzerland | 4 | 3 rec. | 1 in 2.1M | 4 | Sweden | 3 |
| DM Dominica | — | 0 rec. | — | 2 | — | 1 |
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Languages●
- Swedish376K43%
- English2.2K1%
- Spanish6451%
- Italian4871%
- Finnish4371%
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| Name | Records | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Swedish | 376,235 | 43% |
| English | 2,238 | 1% |
| Spanish | 645 | 1% |
| Italian | 487 | 1% |
| Finnish | 437 | 1% |
Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.
Other recorded senses●
Sweden is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In kw, Sweden (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Over time●
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| Year | records |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 |
US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 12 years between 2005–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.
Evidence●
Attested in 7 sources across 2 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 124 | #139,059 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 116 | #143,149 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 110 | #139,757 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2017 | 11 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2018 | 9 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2015 | 8 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2011 | 7 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2014 | 6 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2007 | 6 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2005 | 6 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2024 | 5 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2020 | 5 | — |
Reference works 1
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 17 rows in the corpus for this spelling.
Frequently asked questions
- How common is the name Sweden?
- We estimate roughly 222 people bear Sweden (counting its spellings and scripts) across 4 countries in our records.
- In which country does Sweden have the most bearers?
- Sweden is most frequently recorded in Germany, where it is most often spelled schweden.
- What does the name Sweden mean?
- Recorded meaning: kingdom, Europe
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About this data
Data snapshot . Figures are rebuilt periodically and will change.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Sweden”. Data snapshot 2026-09-12.