Isolde
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from the Celtic languages or the Germanic languages. Borrowed from the German Isolde, German form of Iseult.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Isolde (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
Among newborns, Isolde has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2011. 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 | 14 |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2007 | 25 |
| 2008 | 31 |
| 2009 | 36 |
| 2010 | 32 |
| 2011 | 38 |
| 2012 | 23 |
| 2013 | 36 |
| 2014 | 28 |
| 2015 | 34 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 25 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 74 |
| 2000 | 75 |
| 2001 | 79 |
| 2002 | 93 |
| 2003 | 100 |
| 2004 | 112 |
| 2005 | 128 |
| 2006 | 143 |
| 2007 | 170 |
| 2008 | 204 |
| 2009 | 238 |
| 2010 | 273 |
| 2011 | 312 |
| 2012 | 335 |
| 2013 | 368 |
| 2014 | 399 |
| 2015 | 428 |
| 2016 | 448 |
| 2017 | 481 |
| 2018 | 497 |
| 2019 | 518 |
| 2020 | 542 |
Isolde in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Isolde.Hi! My name is Isolde.
- Isolde bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Isolde lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Vet du om Isolde kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Isolde is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Isoldes mamma är lärare.Isolde's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Isoldes mamma is Isolde's mum.
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Questions about Isolde
How do you pronounce Isolde in Swedish?
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What does the name Isolde mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from the Celtic languages or the Germanic languages. Borrowed from the German Isolde, German form of Iseult.
How popular is Isolde in Sweden?
25 babies were named Isolde in 2022. In 2020, 542 people in Sweden had Isolde as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2011 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.