Hjalmar
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, revived in the 19th century. From Old Norse Hjalmarr, from hjalmr (“helmet”) + herr (“army”).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Hjalmar (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Hjalmar has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2016. 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 | 36 |
| 1999 | 26 |
| 2000 | 57 |
| 2001 | 38 |
| 2002 | 69 |
| 2003 | 57 |
| 2004 | 90 |
| 2005 | 85 |
| 2006 | 89 |
| 2007 | 93 |
| 2008 | 125 |
| 2009 | 148 |
| 2010 | 182 |
| 2011 | 159 |
| 2012 | 143 |
| 2013 | 173 |
| 2014 | 164 |
| 2015 | 183 |
| 2016 | 229 |
| 2017 | 197 |
| 2018 | 176 |
| 2019 | 171 |
| 2020 | 167 |
| 2021 | 174 |
| 2022 | 168 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,122 |
| 2000 | 1,109 |
| 2001 | 1,091 |
| 2002 | 1,122 |
| 2003 | 1,134 |
| 2004 | 1,192 |
| 2005 | 1,242 |
| 2006 | 1,293 |
| 2007 | 1,359 |
| 2008 | 1,448 |
| 2009 | 1,576 |
| 2010 | 1,741 |
| 2011 | 1,866 |
| 2012 | 1,993 |
| 2013 | 2,143 |
| 2014 | 2,291 |
| 2015 | 2,462 |
| 2016 | 2,675 |
| 2017 | 2,862 |
| 2018 | 3,017 |
| 2019 | 3,174 |
| 2020 | 3,331 |
Hjalmar in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Hjalmar.Hi! My name is Hjalmar.
- Har du träffat Hjalmar? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Hjalmar? He started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Hjalmar i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Hjalmar this afternoon.
- Hjalmars mamma är lärare.Hjalmar's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Hjalmars mamma is Hjalmar's mum.
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Questions about Hjalmar
How do you pronounce Hjalmar in Swedish?
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What does the name Hjalmar mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, revived in the 19th century. From Old Norse Hjalmarr, from hjalmr (“helmet”) + herr (“army”).
How popular is Hjalmar in Sweden?
168 babies were named Hjalmar in 2022. In 2020, 3,331 people in Sweden had Hjalmar as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2016 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.