Bernt
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name derived from a Low German form of Bernhard.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Bernt (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.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 14,496 |
| 2000 | 14,206 |
| 2001 | 13,903 |
| 2002 | 13,595 |
| 2003 | 13,312 |
| 2004 | 13,022 |
| 2005 | 12,737 |
| 2006 | 12,435 |
| 2007 | 12,163 |
| 2008 | 11,912 |
| 2009 | 11,685 |
| 2010 | 11,423 |
| 2011 | 11,139 |
| 2012 | 10,842 |
| 2013 | 10,549 |
| 2014 | 10,229 |
| 2015 | 9,910 |
| 2016 | 9,593 |
| 2017 | 9,268 |
| 2018 | 8,909 |
| 2019 | 8,557 |
| 2020 | 8,164 |
Bernt in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Bernt.Hi! My name is Bernt.
- Har du träffat Bernt? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Bernt? He started working here on Monday.
- Bernt har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Bernt has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Bernts mamma är lärare.Bernt's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Bernts mamma is Bernt's mum.
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Questions about Bernt
How do you pronounce Bernt in Swedish?
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What does the name Bernt mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name derived from a Low German form of Bernhard.
How popular is Bernt in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Bernt in 2022. In 2020, 8,164 people in Sweden had Bernt 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.