Astrid
Meaning and origin
Inherited from Old Swedish Astrīþ, from Runic Swedish Asfriþ, from Old Norse Ástríðr. Occurs in Norse mythology, revived in Sweden in 1820.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Astrid (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Astrid has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2019. 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 | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 101 |
| 1999 | 94 |
| 2000 | 126 |
| 2001 | 109 |
| 2002 | 123 |
| 2003 | 149 |
| 2004 | 163 |
| 2005 | 169 |
| 2006 | 242 |
| 2007 | 262 |
| 2008 | 306 |
| 2009 | 395 |
| 2010 | 441 |
| 2011 | 418 |
| 2012 | 459 |
| 2013 | 439 |
| 2014 | 454 |
| 2015 | 491 |
| 2016 | 543 |
| 2017 | 571 |
| 2018 | 564 |
| 2019 | 625 |
| 2020 | 605 |
| 2021 | 596 |
| 2022 | 603 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 23,548 |
| 2000 | 22,592 |
| 2001 | 21,600 |
| 2002 | 20,637 |
| 2003 | 19,751 |
| 2004 | 18,942 |
| 2005 | 18,219 |
| 2006 | 17,587 |
| 2007 | 17,076 |
| 2008 | 16,684 |
| 2009 | 16,343 |
| 2010 | 16,099 |
| 2011 | 15,916 |
| 2012 | 15,713 |
| 2013 | 15,544 |
| 2014 | 15,422 |
| 2015 | 15,355 |
| 2016 | 15,393 |
| 2017 | 15,478 |
| 2018 | 15,564 |
| 2019 | 15,759 |
| 2020 | 15,846 |
Astrid in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Astrid.Hi! My name is Astrid.
- Astrid har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Astrid has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jag ska fika med Astrid i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Astrid this afternoon.
- Astrids mamma är lärare.Astrid's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Astrids mamma is Astrid's mum.
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Questions about Astrid
How do you pronounce Astrid in Swedish?
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What does the name Astrid mean?
Inherited from Old Swedish Astrīþ, from Runic Swedish Asfriþ, from Old Norse Ástríðr. Occurs in Norse mythology, revived in Sweden in 1820.
How popular is Astrid in Sweden?
603 babies were named Astrid in 2022. In 2020, 15,846 people in Sweden had Astrid as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2019 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.