Edvard
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Edward.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Edvard (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Edvard has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2011. 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 | 10 |
| 1999 | 14 |
| 2000 | 22 |
| 2001 | 27 |
| 2002 | 21 |
| 2003 | 26 |
| 2004 | 31 |
| 2005 | 21 |
| 2006 | 27 |
| 2007 | 23 |
| 2008 | 40 |
| 2009 | 34 |
| 2010 | 38 |
| 2011 | 55 |
| 2012 | 53 |
| 2013 | 49 |
| 2014 | 47 |
| 2015 | 40 |
| 2016 | 43 |
| 2017 | 26 |
| 2018 | 36 |
| 2019 | 28 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2022 | 21 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 896 |
| 2000 | 886 |
| 2001 | 898 |
| 2002 | 899 |
| 2003 | 899 |
| 2004 | 910 |
| 2005 | 910 |
| 2006 | 929 |
| 2007 | 926 |
| 2008 | 955 |
| 2009 | 968 |
| 2010 | 1,000 |
| 2011 | 1,040 |
| 2012 | 1,072 |
| 2013 | 1,113 |
| 2014 | 1,155 |
| 2015 | 1,182 |
| 2016 | 1,206 |
| 2017 | 1,220 |
| 2018 | 1,259 |
| 2019 | 1,266 |
| 2020 | 1,292 |
Edvard in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Edvard.Hi! My name is Edvard.
- Edvard bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Edvard lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Edvard i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Edvard this afternoon.
- Edvards mamma är lärare.Edvard's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Edvards mamma is Edvard's mum.
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Questions about Edvard
How do you pronounce Edvard in Swedish?
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What does the name Edvard mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Edward.
How popular is Edvard in Sweden?
21 babies were named Edvard in 2022. In 2020, 1,292 people in Sweden had Edvard as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2011 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.