Hampus
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, a pet form of Johannes and related names.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Hampus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Hampus has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2002. 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.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 444 |
| 1999 | 447 |
| 2000 | 560 |
| 2001 | 576 |
| 2002 | 612 |
| 2003 | 553 |
| 2004 | 484 |
| 2005 | 411 |
| 2006 | 426 |
| 2007 | 337 |
| 2008 | 315 |
| 2009 | 288 |
| 2010 | 245 |
| 2011 | 209 |
| 2012 | 208 |
| 2013 | 154 |
| 2014 | 141 |
| 2015 | 137 |
| 2016 | 109 |
| 2017 | 128 |
| 2018 | 92 |
| 2019 | 69 |
| 2020 | 69 |
| 2021 | 65 |
| 2022 | 42 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 5,408 |
| 2000 | 5,952 |
| 2001 | 6,545 |
| 2002 | 7,147 |
| 2003 | 7,710 |
| 2004 | 8,193 |
| 2005 | 8,567 |
| 2006 | 9,000 |
| 2007 | 9,327 |
| 2008 | 9,665 |
| 2009 | 9,943 |
| 2010 | 10,192 |
| 2011 | 10,391 |
| 2012 | 10,587 |
| 2013 | 10,732 |
| 2014 | 10,863 |
| 2015 | 10,991 |
| 2016 | 11,082 |
| 2017 | 11,221 |
| 2018 | 11,305 |
| 2019 | 11,343 |
| 2020 | 11,388 |
Hampus in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Hampus.Hi! My name is Hampus.
- Hampus ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Hampus called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Hampus kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Hampus is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Hampus mamma är lärare.Hampus's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Hampus mamma is Hampus's mum. Because Hampus already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Hampus
How do you pronounce Hampus in Swedish?
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What does the name Hampus mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, a pet form of Johannes and related names.
How popular is Hampus in Sweden?
42 babies were named Hampus in 2022. In 2020, 11,388 people in Sweden had Hampus as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2002 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.