Andreas
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew. From Latin Andreas, of Ancient Greek origin. First recorded in Sweden in runes in the 12th century.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Andreas (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Andreas has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. 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 | 543 |
| 1999 | 481 |
| 2000 | 370 |
| 2001 | 317 |
| 2002 | 298 |
| 2003 | 228 |
| 2004 | 204 |
| 2005 | 173 |
| 2006 | 116 |
| 2007 | 102 |
| 2008 | 62 |
| 2009 | 56 |
| 2010 | 58 |
| 2011 | 50 |
| 2012 | 44 |
| 2013 | 44 |
| 2014 | 40 |
| 2015 | 30 |
| 2016 | 27 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 19 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 38,172 |
| 2000 | 39,162 |
| 2001 | 40,089 |
| 2002 | 40,935 |
| 2003 | 41,813 |
| 2004 | 42,526 |
| 2005 | 42,803 |
| 2006 | 43,176 |
| 2007 | 43,283 |
| 2008 | 43,610 |
| 2009 | 43,675 |
| 2010 | 43,671 |
| 2011 | 43,661 |
| 2012 | 43,691 |
| 2013 | 43,735 |
| 2014 | 43,734 |
| 2015 | 43,735 |
| 2016 | 43,774 |
| 2017 | 43,790 |
| 2018 | 43,797 |
| 2019 | 43,844 |
| 2020 | 43,896 |
Andreas in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Andreas.Hi! My name is Andreas.
- Andreas bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Andreas lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Andreas i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Andreas this afternoon.
- Andreas mamma är lärare.Andreas's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Andreas mamma is Andreas's mum. Because Andreas already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Andreas
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What does the name Andreas mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew. From Latin Andreas, of Ancient Greek origin. First recorded in Sweden in runes in the 12th century.
How popular is Andreas in Sweden?
19 babies were named Andreas in 2022. In 2020, 43,896 people in Sweden had Andreas as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1998 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.