Alrik
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse. From Old Norse Alfrekr (“elf-ruler”), the name of a mythical king. The name has also absorbed Old High German Adalric (“noble ruler”), and Alarik (“all-ruler”), the name of the Visigoth king.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Alrik (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Alrik has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2017. 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 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 8 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 297 |
| 2000 | 280 |
| 2001 | 265 |
| 2002 | 261 |
| 2003 | 245 |
| 2004 | 243 |
| 2005 | 239 |
| 2006 | 233 |
| 2007 | 221 |
| 2008 | 206 |
| 2009 | 203 |
| 2010 | 188 |
| 2011 | 187 |
| 2012 | 182 |
| 2013 | 175 |
| 2014 | 180 |
| 2015 | 174 |
| 2016 | 172 |
| 2017 | 179 |
| 2018 | 178 |
| 2019 | 172 |
| 2020 | 175 |
Alrik in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Alrik.Hi! My name is Alrik.
- Har du träffat Alrik? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Alrik? He started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Alrik i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Alrik this afternoon.
- Alriks mamma är lärare.Alrik's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Alriks mamma is Alrik's mum.
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Questions about Alrik
How do you pronounce Alrik in Swedish?
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What does the name Alrik mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse. From Old Norse Alfrekr (“elf-ruler”), the name of a mythical king. The name has also absorbed Old High German Adalric (“noble ruler”), and Alarik (“all-ruler”), the name of the Visigoth king.
How popular is Alrik in Sweden?
8 babies were named Alrik in 2022. In 2020, 175 people in Sweden had Alrik as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2017 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.