Bibbi
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given name Birgitta.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Bibbi (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Bibbi has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. 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 | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 16 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 322 |
| 2000 | 329 |
| 2001 | 339 |
| 2002 | 349 |
| 2003 | 359 |
| 2004 | 363 |
| 2005 | 363 |
| 2006 | 365 |
| 2007 | 374 |
| 2008 | 388 |
| 2009 | 390 |
| 2010 | 398 |
| 2011 | 401 |
| 2012 | 415 |
| 2013 | 429 |
| 2014 | 447 |
| 2015 | 459 |
| 2016 | 471 |
| 2017 | 479 |
| 2018 | 479 |
| 2019 | 495 |
| 2020 | 510 |
Bibbi in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Bibbi.Hi! My name is Bibbi.
- Bibbi ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Bibbi called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Bibbi kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Bibbi is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Bibbis mamma är lärare.Bibbi's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Bibbis mamma is Bibbi's mum.
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Questions about Bibbi
How do you pronounce Bibbi in Swedish?
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What does the name Bibbi mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given name Birgitta.
How popular is Bibbi in Sweden?
16 babies were named Bibbi in 2022. In 2020, 510 people in Sweden had Bibbi as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2022 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.