Fredrik
Meaning and origin
From Old Swedish Fredherik, of Germanic origin, cognate with English Frederick. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1311.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Fredrik (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Fredrik has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. 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 | 426 |
| 1999 | 374 |
| 2000 | 330 |
| 2001 | 232 |
| 2002 | 201 |
| 2003 | 149 |
| 2004 | 130 |
| 2005 | 107 |
| 2006 | 103 |
| 2007 | 63 |
| 2008 | 54 |
| 2009 | 38 |
| 2010 | 42 |
| 2011 | 37 |
| 2012 | 33 |
| 2013 | 28 |
| 2014 | 20 |
| 2015 | 31 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 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 | 47,048 |
| 2000 | 48,065 |
| 2001 | 48,916 |
| 2002 | 49,706 |
| 2003 | 50,582 |
| 2004 | 51,261 |
| 2005 | 51,457 |
| 2006 | 51,812 |
| 2007 | 51,865 |
| 2008 | 52,023 |
| 2009 | 52,043 |
| 2010 | 52,008 |
| 2011 | 51,935 |
| 2012 | 51,897 |
| 2013 | 51,866 |
| 2014 | 51,869 |
| 2015 | 51,844 |
| 2016 | 51,797 |
| 2017 | 51,749 |
| 2018 | 51,711 |
| 2019 | 51,720 |
| 2020 | 51,755 |
Fredrik in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Fredrik.Hi! My name is Fredrik.
- Har du träffat Fredrik? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Fredrik? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Fredrik kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Fredrik is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Fredriks mamma är lärare.Fredrik's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Fredriks mamma is Fredrik's mum.
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Questions about Fredrik
How do you pronounce Fredrik in Swedish?
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What does the name Fredrik mean?
From Old Swedish Fredherik, of Germanic origin, cognate with English Frederick. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1311.
How popular is Fredrik in Sweden?
8 babies were named Fredrik in 2022. In 2020, 51,755 people in Sweden had Fredrik as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1998 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.