Gunhild
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, a medieval royal name revived in the nineteenth century. From Old Swedish Gunhild, from Old Norse Gunnhildr.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Gunhild (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.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 9,751 |
| 2000 | 9,285 |
| 2001 | 8,838 |
| 2002 | 8,431 |
| 2003 | 7,977 |
| 2004 | 7,595 |
| 2005 | 7,175 |
| 2006 | 6,737 |
| 2007 | 6,331 |
| 2008 | 5,952 |
| 2009 | 5,578 |
| 2010 | 5,231 |
| 2011 | 4,924 |
| 2012 | 4,618 |
| 2013 | 4,310 |
| 2014 | 4,037 |
| 2015 | 3,783 |
| 2016 | 3,531 |
| 2017 | 3,291 |
| 2018 | 3,074 |
| 2019 | 2,898 |
| 2020 | 2,678 |
Gunhild in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Gunhild.Hi! My name is Gunhild.
- Har du träffat Gunhild? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Gunhild? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Gunhild i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Gunhild this afternoon.
- Gunhilds mamma är lärare.Gunhild's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Gunhilds mamma is Gunhild's mum.
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Questions about Gunhild
How do you pronounce Gunhild in Swedish?
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What does the name Gunhild mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, a medieval royal name revived in the nineteenth century. From Old Swedish Gunhild, from Old Norse Gunnhildr.
How popular is Gunhild in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Gunhild in 2022. In 2020, 2,678 people in Sweden had Gunhild 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.