Bibi
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given name Birgitta.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Bibi (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Bibi has been rising 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.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 171 |
| 2000 | 185 |
| 2001 | 190 |
| 2002 | 193 |
| 2003 | 207 |
| 2004 | 213 |
| 2005 | 215 |
| 2006 | 224 |
| 2007 | 226 |
| 2008 | 235 |
| 2009 | 255 |
| 2010 | 271 |
| 2011 | 290 |
| 2012 | 315 |
| 2013 | 342 |
| 2014 | 367 |
| 2015 | 395 |
| 2016 | 411 |
| 2017 | 430 |
| 2018 | 465 |
| 2019 | 501 |
| 2020 | 532 |
Bibi in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Bibi.Hi! My name is Bibi.
- Bibi ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Bibi called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Bibi kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Bibi is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Bibis mamma är lärare.Bibi's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Bibis mamma is Bibi's mum.
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Questions about Bibi
How do you pronounce Bibi in Swedish?
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What does the name Bibi mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given name Birgitta.
How popular is Bibi in Sweden?
6 babies were named Bibi in 2022. In 2020, 532 people in Sweden had Bibi as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising 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.