Arvid
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as Arvid: a male given name from Old Norse. Old Swedish Arnvidh, Arvidh, from Old Norse Arnviðr.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Arvid (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Arvid has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. 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 | 213 |
| 1999 | 203 |
| 2000 | 231 |
| 2001 | 286 |
| 2002 | 326 |
| 2003 | 411 |
| 2004 | 413 |
| 2005 | 442 |
| 2006 | 475 |
| 2007 | 485 |
| 2008 | 500 |
| 2009 | 544 |
| 2010 | 589 |
| 2011 | 563 |
| 2012 | 531 |
| 2013 | 565 |
| 2014 | 540 |
| 2015 | 523 |
| 2016 | 495 |
| 2017 | 445 |
| 2018 | 454 |
| 2019 | 472 |
| 2020 | 476 |
| 2021 | 463 |
| 2022 | 441 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 4,195 |
| 2000 | 4,256 |
| 2001 | 4,414 |
| 2002 | 4,607 |
| 2003 | 4,887 |
| 2004 | 5,173 |
| 2005 | 5,478 |
| 2006 | 5,832 |
| 2007 | 6,221 |
| 2008 | 6,672 |
| 2009 | 7,143 |
| 2010 | 7,635 |
| 2011 | 8,123 |
| 2012 | 8,588 |
| 2013 | 9,070 |
| 2014 | 9,549 |
| 2015 | 10,021 |
| 2016 | 10,462 |
| 2017 | 10,873 |
| 2018 | 11,293 |
| 2019 | 11,744 |
| 2020 | 12,186 |
Arvid in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Arvid.Hi! My name is Arvid.
- Arvid bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Arvid lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Arvid har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Arvid has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Arvids mamma är lärare.Arvid's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Arvids mamma is Arvid's mum.
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Questions about Arvid
How do you pronounce Arvid in Swedish?
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What does the name Arvid mean?
Wiktionary describes it as Arvid: a male given name from Old Norse. Old Swedish Arnvidh, Arvidh, from Old Norse Arnviðr.
How popular is Arvid in Sweden?
441 babies were named Arvid in 2022. In 2020, 12,186 people in Sweden had Arvid as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2010 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.