Arne
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse. Old Norse Arni. A runic name revived in 1862.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Arne (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Arne has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. 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 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 17 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 23,081 |
| 2000 | 22,575 |
| 2001 | 22,000 |
| 2002 | 21,461 |
| 2003 | 20,941 |
| 2004 | 20,373 |
| 2005 | 19,696 |
| 2006 | 19,135 |
| 2007 | 18,520 |
| 2008 | 17,883 |
| 2009 | 17,245 |
| 2010 | 16,626 |
| 2011 | 16,003 |
| 2012 | 15,348 |
| 2013 | 14,733 |
| 2014 | 14,118 |
| 2015 | 13,524 |
| 2016 | 12,961 |
| 2017 | 12,370 |
| 2018 | 11,864 |
| 2019 | 11,306 |
| 2020 | 10,754 |
Arne in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Arne.Hi! My name is Arne.
- Arne bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Arne lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Arne i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Arne this afternoon.
- Arnes mamma är lärare.Arne's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Arnes mamma is Arne's mum.
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Questions about Arne
How do you pronounce Arne in Swedish?
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What does the name Arne mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse. Old Norse Arni. A runic name revived in 1862.
How popular is Arne in Sweden?
17 babies were named Arne in 2022. In 2020, 10,754 people in Sweden had Arne as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 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.