Gunnel
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, variant of Gunhild.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Gunnel (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 | 2 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 17,846 |
| 2000 | 17,682 |
| 2001 | 17,540 |
| 2002 | 17,377 |
| 2003 | 17,229 |
| 2004 | 17,054 |
| 2005 | 16,825 |
| 2006 | 16,608 |
| 2007 | 16,418 |
| 2008 | 16,216 |
| 2009 | 15,979 |
| 2010 | 15,744 |
| 2011 | 15,516 |
| 2012 | 15,222 |
| 2013 | 14,910 |
| 2014 | 14,582 |
| 2015 | 14,289 |
| 2016 | 13,983 |
| 2017 | 13,633 |
| 2018 | 13,276 |
| 2019 | 12,909 |
| 2020 | 12,509 |
Gunnel in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Gunnel.Hi! My name is Gunnel.
- Har du träffat Gunnel? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Gunnel? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Gunnel i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Gunnel this afternoon.
- Gunnels mamma är lärare.Gunnel's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Gunnels mamma is Gunnel's mum.
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Questions about Gunnel
How do you pronounce Gunnel in Swedish?
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What does the name Gunnel mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, variant of Gunhild.
How popular is Gunnel in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Gunnel in 2022. In 2020, 12,509 people in Sweden had Gunnel 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.