Emrik
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to German Emmerich or English Emery.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Emrik (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Emrik has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2006. 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 | 13 |
| 2000 | 19 |
| 2001 | 16 |
| 2002 | 21 |
| 2003 | 26 |
| 2004 | 24 |
| 2005 | 26 |
| 2006 | 31 |
| 2007 | 20 |
| 2008 | 26 |
| 2009 | 21 |
| 2010 | 24 |
| 2011 | 20 |
| 2012 | 22 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 9 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 85 |
| 2000 | 103 |
| 2001 | 119 |
| 2002 | 138 |
| 2003 | 165 |
| 2004 | 186 |
| 2005 | 213 |
| 2006 | 244 |
| 2007 | 261 |
| 2008 | 286 |
| 2009 | 308 |
| 2010 | 333 |
| 2011 | 353 |
| 2012 | 375 |
| 2013 | 387 |
| 2014 | 399 |
| 2015 | 411 |
| 2016 | 422 |
| 2017 | 434 |
| 2018 | 440 |
| 2019 | 449 |
| 2020 | 458 |
Emrik in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Emrik.Hi! My name is Emrik.
- Emrik bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Emrik lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Emrik kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Emrik is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Emriks mamma är lärare.Emrik's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Emriks mamma is Emrik's mum.
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Questions about Emrik
How do you pronounce Emrik in Swedish?
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What does the name Emrik mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to German Emmerich or English Emery.
How popular is Emrik in Sweden?
9 babies were named Emrik in 2022. In 2020, 458 people in Sweden had Emrik as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2006 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.