Elvy
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name derived from Elvira.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Elvy (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Elvy has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2019. 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 | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 11 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,636 |
| 2000 | 3,568 |
| 2001 | 3,478 |
| 2002 | 3,398 |
| 2003 | 3,310 |
| 2004 | 3,243 |
| 2005 | 3,148 |
| 2006 | 3,068 |
| 2007 | 2,963 |
| 2008 | 2,881 |
| 2009 | 2,794 |
| 2010 | 2,699 |
| 2011 | 2,603 |
| 2012 | 2,508 |
| 2013 | 2,398 |
| 2014 | 2,321 |
| 2015 | 2,211 |
| 2016 | 2,119 |
| 2017 | 2,016 |
| 2018 | 1,908 |
| 2019 | 1,817 |
| 2020 | 1,735 |
Elvy in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Elvy.Hi! My name is Elvy.
- Elvy ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Elvy called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Elvy i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Elvy this afternoon.
- Elvys mamma är lärare.Elvy's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Elvys mamma is Elvy's mum.
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Questions about Elvy
How do you pronounce Elvy in Swedish?
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What does the name Elvy mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name derived from Elvira.
How popular is Elvy in Sweden?
11 babies were named Elvy in 2022. In 2020, 1,735 people in Sweden had Elvy as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2019 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.