Bror
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name used since the 16th century. From bror (“brother”), a suitable name for a younger son.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Bror (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Bror has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2017. 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 | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2013 | 20 |
| 2014 | 22 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2022 | 17 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 14,189 |
| 2000 | 13,449 |
| 2001 | 12,709 |
| 2002 | 11,983 |
| 2003 | 11,268 |
| 2004 | 10,591 |
| 2005 | 9,958 |
| 2006 | 9,349 |
| 2007 | 8,844 |
| 2008 | 8,404 |
| 2009 | 7,983 |
| 2010 | 7,582 |
| 2011 | 7,180 |
| 2012 | 6,788 |
| 2013 | 6,431 |
| 2014 | 6,120 |
| 2015 | 5,796 |
| 2016 | 5,472 |
| 2017 | 5,152 |
| 2018 | 4,867 |
| 2019 | 4,609 |
| 2020 | 4,319 |
Bror in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Bror.Hi! My name is Bror.
- Bror har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Bror has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jag ska fika med Bror i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Bror this afternoon.
- Brors mamma är lärare.Bror's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Brors mamma is Bror's mum.
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Questions about Bror
How do you pronounce Bror in Swedish?
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What does the name Bror mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name used since the 16th century. From bror (“brother”), a suitable name for a younger son.
How popular is Bror in Sweden?
17 babies were named Bror in 2022. In 2020, 4,319 people in Sweden had Bror as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2017 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.