Christer
Meaning and origin
Variant of Christian through a medieval form Christiern. First recorded in Sweden in 1484.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Christer (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.
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 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 25,470 |
| 2000 | 25,598 |
| 2001 | 25,731 |
| 2002 | 25,874 |
| 2003 | 26,275 |
| 2004 | 26,391 |
| 2005 | 26,154 |
| 2006 | 26,147 |
| 2007 | 26,052 |
| 2008 | 26,250 |
| 2009 | 26,149 |
| 2010 | 26,028 |
| 2011 | 25,898 |
| 2012 | 25,778 |
| 2013 | 25,677 |
| 2014 | 25,501 |
| 2015 | 25,354 |
| 2016 | 25,186 |
| 2017 | 25,022 |
| 2018 | 24,799 |
| 2019 | 24,623 |
| 2020 | 24,440 |
Christer in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Christer.Hi! My name is Christer.
- Christer ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Christer called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Christer kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Christer is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Christers mamma är lärare.Christer's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Christers mamma is Christer's mum.
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Questions about Christer
How do you pronounce Christer in Swedish?
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What does the name Christer mean?
Variant of Christian through a medieval form Christiern. First recorded in Sweden in 1484.
How popular is Christer in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Christer in 2022. In 2020, 24,440 people in Sweden had Christer 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.