Dick
Meaning and origin
From English Dick.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Dick (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.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,791 |
| 2000 | 3,760 |
| 2001 | 3,721 |
| 2002 | 3,682 |
| 2003 | 3,655 |
| 2004 | 3,626 |
| 2005 | 3,591 |
| 2006 | 3,555 |
| 2007 | 3,517 |
| 2008 | 3,496 |
| 2009 | 3,469 |
| 2010 | 3,434 |
| 2011 | 3,401 |
| 2012 | 3,369 |
| 2013 | 3,335 |
| 2014 | 3,298 |
| 2015 | 3,257 |
| 2016 | 3,226 |
| 2017 | 3,191 |
| 2018 | 3,141 |
| 2019 | 3,085 |
| 2020 | 3,020 |
Dick in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Dick.Hi! My name is Dick.
- Har du träffat Dick? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Dick? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Dick kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Dick is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Dicks mamma är lärare.Dick's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Dicks mamma is Dick's mum.
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Questions about Dick
How do you pronounce Dick in Swedish?
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What does the name Dick mean?
From English Dick.
How popular is Dick in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Dick in 2022. In 2020, 3,020 people in Sweden had Dick 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.