Eskil
Meaning and origin
Name of an 11th century Swedish saint, from Old Norse Áskell, ("god") + ("helmet", "cauldron").
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Eskil (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Eskil has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. 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 | 14 |
| 2000 | 16 |
| 2001 | 31 |
| 2002 | 33 |
| 2003 | 32 |
| 2004 | 44 |
| 2005 | 47 |
| 2006 | 37 |
| 2007 | 52 |
| 2008 | 77 |
| 2009 | 61 |
| 2010 | 88 |
| 2011 | 76 |
| 2012 | 66 |
| 2013 | 74 |
| 2014 | 65 |
| 2015 | 65 |
| 2016 | 56 |
| 2017 | 75 |
| 2018 | 79 |
| 2019 | 50 |
| 2020 | 46 |
| 2021 | 53 |
| 2022 | 52 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,509 |
| 2000 | 1,474 |
| 2001 | 1,465 |
| 2002 | 1,467 |
| 2003 | 1,463 |
| 2004 | 1,474 |
| 2005 | 1,469 |
| 2006 | 1,456 |
| 2007 | 1,473 |
| 2008 | 1,516 |
| 2009 | 1,534 |
| 2010 | 1,584 |
| 2011 | 1,622 |
| 2012 | 1,657 |
| 2013 | 1,683 |
| 2014 | 1,700 |
| 2015 | 1,729 |
| 2016 | 1,761 |
| 2017 | 1,803 |
| 2018 | 1,852 |
| 2019 | 1,871 |
| 2020 | 1,884 |
Eskil in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Eskil.Hi! My name is Eskil.
- Eskil bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Eskil lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Eskil i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Eskil this afternoon.
- Eskils mamma är lärare.Eskil's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Eskils mamma is Eskil's mum.
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Questions about Eskil
How do you pronounce Eskil in Swedish?
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What does the name Eskil mean?
Name of an 11th century Swedish saint, from Old Norse Áskell, ("god") + ("helmet", "cauldron").
How popular is Eskil in Sweden?
52 babies were named Eskil in 2022. In 2020, 1,884 people in Sweden had Eskil as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2010 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.