Anton
Meaning and origin
From Latin Antonius. First recorded in Sweden in 1623. Cognate with English Anthony.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Anton (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Anton has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1999. 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.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,067 |
| 1999 | 1,091 |
| 2000 | 1,062 |
| 2001 | 991 |
| 2002 | 973 |
| 2003 | 991 |
| 2004 | 914 |
| 2005 | 840 |
| 2006 | 887 |
| 2007 | 809 |
| 2008 | 694 |
| 2009 | 654 |
| 2010 | 616 |
| 2011 | 648 |
| 2012 | 602 |
| 2013 | 570 |
| 2014 | 450 |
| 2015 | 425 |
| 2016 | 292 |
| 2017 | 237 |
| 2018 | 213 |
| 2019 | 212 |
| 2020 | 192 |
| 2021 | 158 |
| 2022 | 93 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 15,413 |
| 2000 | 16,414 |
| 2001 | 17,385 |
| 2002 | 18,303 |
| 2003 | 19,299 |
| 2004 | 20,168 |
| 2005 | 20,953 |
| 2006 | 21,819 |
| 2007 | 22,595 |
| 2008 | 23,314 |
| 2009 | 23,951 |
| 2010 | 24,542 |
| 2011 | 25,148 |
| 2012 | 25,751 |
| 2013 | 26,306 |
| 2014 | 26,757 |
| 2015 | 27,167 |
| 2016 | 27,434 |
| 2017 | 27,687 |
| 2018 | 27,893 |
| 2019 | 28,070 |
| 2020 | 28,256 |
Anton in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Anton.Hi! My name is Anton.
- Anton ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Anton called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Anton kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Anton is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Antons mamma är lärare.Anton's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Antons mamma is Anton's mum.
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Questions about Anton
How do you pronounce Anton in Swedish?
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What does the name Anton mean?
From Latin Antonius. First recorded in Sweden in 1623. Cognate with English Anthony.
How popular is Anton in Sweden?
93 babies were named Anton in 2022. In 2020, 28,256 people in Sweden had Anton as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1999 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.