Dag
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse. From Old Norse dagr (“day”), with identical meaning in modern Swedish. A runic name revived since 1863.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Dag (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Dag has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. 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 | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | 16 |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 13 |
| 2009 | 12 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 17 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 23 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2017 | 28 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 27 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 23 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,534 |
| 2000 | 2,511 |
| 2001 | 2,506 |
| 2002 | 2,505 |
| 2003 | 2,493 |
| 2004 | 2,490 |
| 2005 | 2,462 |
| 2006 | 2,449 |
| 2007 | 2,441 |
| 2008 | 2,426 |
| 2009 | 2,429 |
| 2010 | 2,406 |
| 2011 | 2,397 |
| 2012 | 2,398 |
| 2013 | 2,394 |
| 2014 | 2,381 |
| 2015 | 2,375 |
| 2016 | 2,373 |
| 2017 | 2,388 |
| 2018 | 2,376 |
| 2019 | 2,380 |
| 2020 | 2,361 |
Dag in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Dag.Hi! My name is Dag.
- Dag ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Dag called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Dag kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Dag is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Dags mamma är lärare.Dag's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Dags mamma is Dag's mum.
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Questions about Dag
How do you pronounce Dag in Swedish?
In IPA, Dag is /dɑːɡ/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Dag mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse. From Old Norse dagr (“day”), with identical meaning in modern Swedish. A runic name revived since 1863.
How popular is Dag in Sweden?
23 babies were named Dag in 2022. In 2020, 2,361 people in Sweden had Dag as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2021 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.