Edvin
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from English. Borrowed from English Edwin.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Edvin (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Edvin has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. 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 | 175 |
| 1999 | 249 |
| 2000 | 251 |
| 2001 | 308 |
| 2002 | 366 |
| 2003 | 345 |
| 2004 | 368 |
| 2005 | 400 |
| 2006 | 407 |
| 2007 | 427 |
| 2008 | 436 |
| 2009 | 418 |
| 2010 | 449 |
| 2011 | 404 |
| 2012 | 378 |
| 2013 | 387 |
| 2014 | 345 |
| 2015 | 352 |
| 2016 | 319 |
| 2017 | 296 |
| 2018 | 272 |
| 2019 | 255 |
| 2020 | 242 |
| 2021 | 218 |
| 2022 | 219 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,528 |
| 2000 | 2,716 |
| 2001 | 2,945 |
| 2002 | 3,256 |
| 2003 | 3,533 |
| 2004 | 3,841 |
| 2005 | 4,168 |
| 2006 | 4,529 |
| 2007 | 4,904 |
| 2008 | 5,326 |
| 2009 | 5,710 |
| 2010 | 6,131 |
| 2011 | 6,489 |
| 2012 | 6,857 |
| 2013 | 7,204 |
| 2014 | 7,508 |
| 2015 | 7,828 |
| 2016 | 8,140 |
| 2017 | 8,421 |
| 2018 | 8,692 |
| 2019 | 8,931 |
| 2020 | 9,154 |
Edvin in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Edvin.Hi! My name is Edvin.
- Edvin bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Edvin lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Edvin i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Edvin this afternoon.
- Edvins mamma är lärare.Edvin's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Edvins mamma is Edvin's mum.
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Questions about Edvin
How do you pronounce Edvin in Swedish?
In IPA, Edvin is /ˈeːdvɪn/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it in your device's Swedish voice.
What does the name Edvin mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from English. Borrowed from English Edwin.
How popular is Edvin in Sweden?
219 babies were named Edvin in 2022. In 2020, 9,154 people in Sweden had Edvin as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2010 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.