Engelbrekt
Meaning and origin
From German Engelbrecht. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1305.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Engelbrekt (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 | 2 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 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 | 13 |
| 2000 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2003 | 12 |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 15 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 15 |
| 2010 | 15 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 12 |
Engelbrekt in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Engelbrekt.Hi! My name is Engelbrekt.
- Har du träffat Engelbrekt? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Engelbrekt? He started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Engelbrekt i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Engelbrekt this afternoon.
- Engelbrekts mamma är lärare.Engelbrekt's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Engelbrekts mamma is Engelbrekt's mum.
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How do you pronounce Engelbrekt in Swedish?
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What does the name Engelbrekt mean?
From German Engelbrecht. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1305.
How popular is Engelbrekt in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Engelbrekt in 2022. In 2020, 12 people in Sweden had Engelbrekt 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.