Erland
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name derived from Old Norse Erlendr "foreigner".
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Erland (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Erland has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. 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 | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 11 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,029 |
| 2000 | 2,001 |
| 2001 | 1,959 |
| 2002 | 1,922 |
| 2003 | 1,873 |
| 2004 | 1,830 |
| 2005 | 1,774 |
| 2006 | 1,739 |
| 2007 | 1,705 |
| 2008 | 1,664 |
| 2009 | 1,623 |
| 2010 | 1,581 |
| 2011 | 1,541 |
| 2012 | 1,494 |
| 2013 | 1,474 |
| 2014 | 1,440 |
| 2015 | 1,402 |
| 2016 | 1,361 |
| 2017 | 1,330 |
| 2018 | 1,290 |
| 2019 | 1,262 |
| 2020 | 1,237 |
Erland in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Erland.Hi! My name is Erland.
- Erland bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Erland lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Erland har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Erland has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Erlands mamma är lärare.Erland's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Erlands mamma is Erland's mum.
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Questions about Erland
How do you pronounce Erland in Swedish?
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What does the name Erland mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name derived from Old Norse Erlendr "foreigner".
How popular is Erland in Sweden?
11 babies were named Erland in 2022. In 2020, 1,237 people in Sweden had Erland as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2021 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.