Bodil
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name borrowed from Danish.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Bodil (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Bodil has been rising 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.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 18 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 22 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2022 | 34 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 4,956 |
| 2000 | 4,943 |
| 2001 | 4,918 |
| 2002 | 4,914 |
| 2003 | 4,910 |
| 2004 | 4,898 |
| 2005 | 4,863 |
| 2006 | 4,846 |
| 2007 | 4,830 |
| 2008 | 4,832 |
| 2009 | 4,815 |
| 2010 | 4,802 |
| 2011 | 4,786 |
| 2012 | 4,777 |
| 2013 | 4,760 |
| 2014 | 4,744 |
| 2015 | 4,719 |
| 2016 | 4,692 |
| 2017 | 4,664 |
| 2018 | 4,627 |
| 2019 | 4,610 |
| 2020 | 4,573 |
Bodil in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Bodil.Hi! My name is Bodil.
- Bodil ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Bodil called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Bodil kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Bodil is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Bodils mamma är lärare.Bodil's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Bodils mamma is Bodil's mum.
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Questions about Bodil
How do you pronounce Bodil in Swedish?
In IPA, Bodil is /¹buːdɪl/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Bodil mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name borrowed from Danish.
How popular is Bodil in Sweden?
34 babies were named Bodil in 2022. In 2020, 4,573 people in Sweden had Bodil as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising 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.