Ejnar
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse. Learned borrowing from Old Norse Einarr, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) and *harjaz (“warrior”). Cognate with Faroese, Icelandic, and Norwegian Nynorsk Einar, and Danish Ener. Doublet of Einar and Enar.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Ejnar (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.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 439 |
| 2000 | 409 |
| 2001 | 391 |
| 2002 | 362 |
| 2003 | 327 |
| 2004 | 316 |
| 2005 | 289 |
| 2006 | 269 |
| 2007 | 249 |
| 2008 | 230 |
| 2009 | 216 |
| 2010 | 195 |
| 2011 | 185 |
| 2012 | 173 |
| 2013 | 157 |
| 2014 | 149 |
| 2015 | 140 |
| 2016 | 131 |
| 2017 | 128 |
| 2018 | 119 |
| 2019 | 110 |
| 2020 | 98 |
Ejnar in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ejnar.Hi! My name is Ejnar.
- Ejnar ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Ejnar called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Ejnar kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Ejnar is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Ejnars mamma är lärare.Ejnar's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Ejnars mamma is Ejnar's mum.
Related names and other spellings
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Questions about Ejnar
How do you pronounce Ejnar in Swedish?
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What does the name Ejnar mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse. Learned borrowing from Old Norse Einarr, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) and *harjaz (“warrior”). Cognate with Faroese, Icelandic, and Norwegian Nynorsk Einar, and Danish Ener. Doublet of Einar and Enar.
How popular is Ejnar in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Ejnar in 2022. In 2020, 98 people in Sweden had Ejnar 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.