Adde
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given names Adrian, Adam, and Adolf.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Adde (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. 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 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | 10 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2003 | 13 |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2006 | 15 |
| 2007 | 15 |
| 2008 | 14 |
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 18 |
| 2012 | 20 |
| 2013 | 22 |
| 2014 | 25 |
| 2015 | 27 |
| 2016 | 27 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2018 | 36 |
| 2019 | 37 |
| 2020 | 38 |
Adde in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Adde.Hi! My name is Adde.
- Adde bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Adde lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Adde kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Adde is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Addes mamma är lärare.Adde's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Addes mamma is Adde's mum.
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Questions about Adde
How do you pronounce Adde in Swedish?
In IPA, Adde is /²adɛ/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it in your device's Swedish voice.
What does the name Adde mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given names Adrian, Adam, and Adolf.
How popular is Adde in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Adde in 2022. In 2020, 38 people in Sweden had Adde as the first name they go by.
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.