Eugen
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Eugene.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Eugen (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Eugen has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2014. 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 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 182 |
| 2000 | 183 |
| 2001 | 181 |
| 2002 | 181 |
| 2003 | 179 |
| 2004 | 179 |
| 2005 | 180 |
| 2006 | 179 |
| 2007 | 191 |
| 2008 | 195 |
| 2009 | 188 |
| 2010 | 193 |
| 2011 | 190 |
| 2012 | 188 |
| 2013 | 191 |
| 2014 | 198 |
| 2015 | 195 |
| 2016 | 203 |
| 2017 | 206 |
| 2018 | 209 |
| 2019 | 215 |
| 2020 | 223 |
Eugen in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Eugen.Hi! My name is Eugen.
- Eugen bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Eugen lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Eugen kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Eugen is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Eugens mamma är lärare.Eugen's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Eugens mamma is Eugen's mum.
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Questions about Eugen
How do you pronounce Eugen in Swedish?
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What does the name Eugen mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Eugene.
How popular is Eugen in Sweden?
3 babies were named Eugen in 2022. In 2020, 223 people in Sweden had Eugen as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2014 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.