Abbe
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given names Abraham, Albin, and Albert.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Abbe (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Abbe has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2016. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2003 | 20 |
| 2004 | 16 |
| 2005 | 21 |
| 2006 | 27 |
| 2007 | 39 |
| 2008 | 26 |
| 2009 | 37 |
| 2010 | 45 |
| 2011 | 51 |
| 2012 | 59 |
| 2013 | 69 |
| 2014 | 55 |
| 2015 | 85 |
| 2016 | 92 |
| 2017 | 88 |
| 2018 | 82 |
| 2019 | 79 |
| 2020 | 73 |
| 2021 | 70 |
| 2022 | 67 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 37 |
| 2000 | 42 |
| 2001 | 48 |
| 2002 | 59 |
| 2003 | 80 |
| 2004 | 99 |
| 2005 | 124 |
| 2006 | 154 |
| 2007 | 195 |
| 2008 | 227 |
| 2009 | 267 |
| 2010 | 314 |
| 2011 | 372 |
| 2012 | 430 |
| 2013 | 508 |
| 2014 | 568 |
| 2015 | 667 |
| 2016 | 766 |
| 2017 | 858 |
| 2018 | 951 |
| 2019 | 1,037 |
| 2020 | 1,118 |
Abbe in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Abbe.Hi! My name is Abbe.
- Abbe bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Abbe lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Abbe har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Abbe has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Abbes mamma är lärare.Abbe's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Abbes mamma is Abbe's mum.
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Questions about Abbe
How do you pronounce Abbe in Swedish?
In IPA, Abbe is /²abɛ/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it in your device's Swedish voice.
What does the name Abbe mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given names Abraham, Albin, and Albert.
How popular is Abbe in Sweden?
67 babies were named Abbe in 2022. In 2020, 1,118 people in Sweden had Abbe as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2016 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.