George
Meaning and origin
From English George. Variant of the standard Swedish Georg. Both names ultimately derive from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios), name of a legendary dragon-slaying saint.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for George (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, George has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2019. 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 | 19 |
| 1999 | 30 |
| 2000 | 21 |
| 2001 | 19 |
| 2002 | 25 |
| 2003 | 20 |
| 2004 | 21 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2006 | 17 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 17 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 15 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 21 |
| 2013 | 22 |
| 2014 | 17 |
| 2015 | 17 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2019 | 33 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 25 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,306 |
| 2000 | 1,347 |
| 2001 | 1,392 |
| 2002 | 1,435 |
| 2003 | 1,468 |
| 2004 | 1,504 |
| 2005 | 1,534 |
| 2006 | 1,567 |
| 2007 | 1,600 |
| 2008 | 1,665 |
| 2009 | 1,710 |
| 2010 | 1,764 |
| 2011 | 1,788 |
| 2012 | 1,883 |
| 2013 | 2,043 |
| 2014 | 2,216 |
| 2015 | 2,379 |
| 2016 | 2,554 |
| 2017 | 2,630 |
| 2018 | 2,706 |
| 2019 | 2,780 |
| 2020 | 2,825 |
George in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter George.Hi! My name is George.
- George har bott i Uppsala i tre år.George has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jag ska fika med George i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with George this afternoon.
- Georges mamma är lärare.George's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Georges mamma is George's mum.
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Questions about George
How do you pronounce George in Swedish?
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What does the name George mean?
From English George. Variant of the standard Swedish Georg. Both names ultimately derive from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios), name of a legendary dragon-slaying saint.
How popular is George in Sweden?
25 babies were named George in 2022. In 2020, 2,825 people in Sweden had George as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2019 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.