Arild
Meaning and origin
Name sense: Ultimately genitive form of Arvid, later transformed. Locality sense: Ultimately named after Saint Arild. First known as Danish Hellij Aruitz leije (“Holy Arild's Fishing Village”) in 1524, and Danish hellige Arrildz leye in 1556. Up to late 19th century locally known as Arildsläge; by surface analysis, Arilds (“Arild's”) + läge (“fishing village”), or shortened to Läget (“the fishing village”). During late 19th century officially named Arild.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Arild (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Arild has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2012. 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 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 188 |
| 2000 | 191 |
| 2001 | 198 |
| 2002 | 201 |
| 2003 | 208 |
| 2004 | 206 |
| 2005 | 207 |
| 2006 | 209 |
| 2007 | 211 |
| 2008 | 217 |
| 2009 | 221 |
| 2010 | 224 |
| 2011 | 228 |
| 2012 | 230 |
| 2013 | 233 |
| 2014 | 233 |
| 2015 | 238 |
| 2016 | 236 |
| 2017 | 238 |
| 2018 | 241 |
| 2019 | 242 |
| 2020 | 247 |
Arild in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Arild.Hi! My name is Arild.
- Arild bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Arild lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Arild i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Arild this afternoon.
- Arilds mamma är lärare.Arild's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Arilds mamma is Arild's mum.
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How do you pronounce Arild in Swedish?
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What does the name Arild mean?
Name sense: Ultimately genitive form of Arvid, later transformed. Locality sense: Ultimately named after Saint Arild. First known as Danish Hellij Aruitz leije (“Holy Arild's Fishing Village”) in 1524, and Danish hellige Arrildz leye in 1556. Up to late 19th century locally known as Arildsläge; by surface analysis, Arilds (“Arild's”) + läge (“fishing village”), or shortened to Läget (“the fishing village”). During late 19th century officially named Arild.
How popular is Arild in Sweden?
4 babies were named Arild in 2022. In 2020, 247 people in Sweden had Arild as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2012 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.