Bert
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Bert.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Bert (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 | 5,607 |
| 2000 | 5,512 |
| 2001 | 5,418 |
| 2002 | 5,329 |
| 2003 | 5,231 |
| 2004 | 5,146 |
| 2005 | 5,041 |
| 2006 | 4,940 |
| 2007 | 4,853 |
| 2008 | 4,776 |
| 2009 | 4,670 |
| 2010 | 4,569 |
| 2011 | 4,482 |
| 2012 | 4,373 |
| 2013 | 4,270 |
| 2014 | 4,154 |
| 2015 | 4,052 |
| 2016 | 3,926 |
| 2017 | 3,795 |
| 2018 | 3,673 |
| 2019 | 3,534 |
| 2020 | 3,382 |
Bert in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Bert.Hi! My name is Bert.
- Har du träffat Bert? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Bert? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Bert kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Bert is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Berts mamma är lärare.Bert's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Berts mamma is Bert's mum.
Related names and other spellings
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Questions about Bert
How do you pronounce Bert in Swedish?
In IPA, Bert is /ˈbæʈ/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Bert mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Bert.
How popular is Bert in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Bert in 2022. In 2020, 3,382 people in Sweden had Bert 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.