Henke
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Henrik.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Henke (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 | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 13 |
| 2013 | 14 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 18 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2020 | 25 |
Henke in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Henke.Hi! My name is Henke.
- Henke har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Henke has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Henke kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Henke is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Henkes mamma är lärare.Henke's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Henkes mamma is Henke's mum.
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Questions about Henke
How do you pronounce Henke in Swedish?
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What does the name Henke mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Henrik.
How popular is Henke in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Henke in 2022. In 2020, 25 people in Sweden had Henke 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.