Habib
Meaning and origin
From Arabic حبيب (“beloved”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Habib (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
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 | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 273 |
| 2000 | 280 |
| 2001 | 295 |
| 2002 | 302 |
| 2003 | 308 |
| 2004 | 313 |
| 2005 | 319 |
| 2006 | 336 |
| 2007 | 334 |
| 2008 | 347 |
| 2009 | 360 |
| 2010 | 370 |
| 2011 | 388 |
| 2012 | 405 |
| 2013 | 429 |
| 2014 | 446 |
| 2015 | 472 |
| 2016 | 510 |
| 2017 | 557 |
| 2018 | 591 |
| 2019 | 636 |
| 2020 | 636 |
Habib in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Habib.Hi! My name is Habib.
- Habib ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Habib called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Habib i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Habib this afternoon.
- Habibs mamma är lärare.Habib's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Habibs mamma is Habib's mum.
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How do you pronounce Habib in Swedish?
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What does the name Habib mean?
From Arabic حبيب (“beloved”).
How popular is Habib in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Habib in 2022. In 2020, 636 people in Sweden had Habib 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.