Ernst
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, feminine equivalent Erna, equivalent to English Ernest.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Ernst (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Ernst has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2018. 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 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 8,196 |
| 2000 | 7,713 |
| 2001 | 7,259 |
| 2002 | 6,803 |
| 2003 | 6,326 |
| 2004 | 5,951 |
| 2005 | 5,578 |
| 2006 | 5,221 |
| 2007 | 4,932 |
| 2008 | 4,660 |
| 2009 | 4,429 |
| 2010 | 4,190 |
| 2011 | 3,954 |
| 2012 | 3,738 |
| 2013 | 3,530 |
| 2014 | 3,326 |
| 2015 | 3,144 |
| 2016 | 2,980 |
| 2017 | 2,832 |
| 2018 | 2,663 |
| 2019 | 2,532 |
| 2020 | 2,351 |
Ernst in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ernst.Hi! My name is Ernst.
- Ernst ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Ernst called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Ernst i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Ernst this afternoon.
- Ernsts mamma är lärare.Ernst's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Ernsts mamma is Ernst's mum.
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Questions about Ernst
How do you pronounce Ernst in Swedish?
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What does the name Ernst mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, feminine equivalent Erna, equivalent to English Ernest.
How popular is Ernst in Sweden?
8 babies were named Ernst in 2022. In 2020, 2,351 people in Sweden had Ernst as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2018 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.