Elvis
Meaning and origin
From the anglicisation of the Irish name of Saint Ailbe (Saint Elvis), also known as Saint Eilfyw or Eilfw. Ultimate origin is uncertain.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Elvis (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Elvis has been fairly steady 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.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2002 | 26 |
| 2003 | 17 |
| 2004 | 39 |
| 2005 | 48 |
| 2006 | 39 |
| 2007 | 54 |
| 2008 | 68 |
| 2009 | 63 |
| 2010 | 73 |
| 2011 | 69 |
| 2012 | 48 |
| 2013 | 51 |
| 2014 | 40 |
| 2015 | 35 |
| 2016 | 40 |
| 2017 | 40 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2020 | 50 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 30 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 288 |
| 2000 | 299 |
| 2001 | 324 |
| 2002 | 365 |
| 2003 | 390 |
| 2004 | 441 |
| 2005 | 513 |
| 2006 | 569 |
| 2007 | 637 |
| 2008 | 720 |
| 2009 | 793 |
| 2010 | 874 |
| 2011 | 946 |
| 2012 | 1,008 |
| 2013 | 1,061 |
| 2014 | 1,108 |
| 2015 | 1,152 |
| 2016 | 1,199 |
| 2017 | 1,253 |
| 2018 | 1,306 |
| 2019 | 1,347 |
| 2020 | 1,404 |
Elvis in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Elvis.Hi! My name is Elvis.
- Har du träffat Elvis? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Elvis? He started working here on Monday.
- Elvis har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Elvis has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Elvis mamma är lärare.Elvis's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Elvis mamma is Elvis's mum. Because Elvis already ends in s, nothing is added.
Related names and other spellings
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Questions about Elvis
How do you pronounce Elvis in Swedish?
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What does the name Elvis mean?
From the anglicisation of the Irish name of Saint Ailbe (Saint Elvis), also known as Saint Eilfyw or Eilfw. Ultimate origin is uncertain.
How popular is Elvis in Sweden?
30 babies were named Elvis in 2022. In 2020, 1,404 people in Sweden had Elvis as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady 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.