Gunborg
Meaning and origin
Old Norse Gunnbjǫrg, from gunnr "battle" + bjǫrg "salvation".
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Gunborg (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. 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 | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 8,006 |
| 2000 | 7,773 |
| 2001 | 7,472 |
| 2002 | 7,160 |
| 2003 | 6,866 |
| 2004 | 6,547 |
| 2005 | 6,229 |
| 2006 | 5,942 |
| 2007 | 5,624 |
| 2008 | 5,312 |
| 2009 | 4,996 |
| 2010 | 4,702 |
| 2011 | 4,396 |
| 2012 | 4,115 |
| 2013 | 3,816 |
| 2014 | 3,544 |
| 2015 | 3,297 |
| 2016 | 3,028 |
| 2017 | 2,782 |
| 2018 | 2,537 |
| 2019 | 2,355 |
| 2020 | 2,151 |
Gunborg in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Gunborg.Hi! My name is Gunborg.
- Gunborg ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Gunborg called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Gunborg kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Gunborg is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Gunborgs mamma är lärare.Gunborg's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Gunborgs mamma is Gunborg's mum.
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Questions about Gunborg
How do you pronounce Gunborg in Swedish?
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What does the name Gunborg mean?
Old Norse Gunnbjǫrg, from gunnr "battle" + bjǫrg "salvation".
How popular is Gunborg in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Gunborg in 2022. In 2020, 2,151 people in Sweden had Gunborg as the first name they go by.
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.