Andrew
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Ancient Greek. From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of André, Andreas, Andrei, and Andrey.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Andrew (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Andrew has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2006. 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 | 7 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 529 |
| 2000 | 563 |
| 2001 | 619 |
| 2002 | 646 |
| 2003 | 669 |
| 2004 | 697 |
| 2005 | 700 |
| 2006 | 725 |
| 2007 | 765 |
| 2008 | 807 |
| 2009 | 841 |
| 2010 | 879 |
| 2011 | 925 |
| 2012 | 959 |
| 2013 | 986 |
| 2014 | 1,030 |
| 2015 | 1,058 |
| 2016 | 1,086 |
| 2017 | 1,142 |
| 2018 | 1,191 |
| 2019 | 1,220 |
| 2020 | 1,233 |
Andrew in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Andrew.Hi! My name is Andrew.
- Har du träffat Andrew? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Andrew? He started working here on Monday.
- Andrew har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Andrew has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Andrews mamma är lärare.Andrew's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Andrews mamma is Andrew's mum.
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What does the name Andrew mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Ancient Greek. From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of André, Andreas, Andrei, and Andrey.
How popular is Andrew in Sweden?
4 babies were named Andrew in 2022. In 2020, 1,233 people in Sweden had Andrew as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2006 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.