Asger
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse. Old Norse Ásgeirr, from áss (“god”) + geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Ásgeir, Norwegian Nynorsk Åsgeir, Danish Asger, German Ansgar, and English Oscar.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Asger (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. 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 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 20 |
| 2000 | 23 |
| 2001 | 22 |
| 2002 | 28 |
| 2003 | 29 |
| 2004 | 30 |
| 2005 | 29 |
| 2006 | 26 |
| 2007 | 30 |
| 2008 | 30 |
| 2009 | 30 |
| 2010 | 33 |
| 2011 | 33 |
| 2012 | 31 |
| 2013 | 36 |
| 2014 | 35 |
| 2015 | 36 |
| 2016 | 33 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2018 | 32 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2020 | 30 |
Asger in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Asger.Hi! My name is Asger.
- Asger ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Asger called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Asger har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Asger has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Asgers mamma är lärare.Asger's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Asgers mamma is Asger's mum.
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Questions about Asger
How do you pronounce Asger in Swedish?
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What does the name Asger mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse. Old Norse Ásgeirr, from áss (“god”) + geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Ásgeir, Norwegian Nynorsk Åsgeir, Danish Asger, German Ansgar, and English Oscar.
How popular is Asger in Sweden?
2 babies were named Asger in 2022. In 2020, 30 people in Sweden had Asger as the first name they go by.
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.