Ivar
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Ivor. From Old Norse Ívarr.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Ivar (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Ivar has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. 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 | 21 |
| 1999 | 40 |
| 2000 | 34 |
| 2001 | 45 |
| 2002 | 43 |
| 2003 | 66 |
| 2004 | 81 |
| 2005 | 87 |
| 2006 | 85 |
| 2007 | 95 |
| 2008 | 112 |
| 2009 | 112 |
| 2010 | 129 |
| 2011 | 145 |
| 2012 | 143 |
| 2013 | 195 |
| 2014 | 189 |
| 2015 | 195 |
| 2016 | 185 |
| 2017 | 197 |
| 2018 | 209 |
| 2019 | 213 |
| 2020 | 247 |
| 2021 | 238 |
| 2022 | 207 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,614 |
| 2000 | 3,486 |
| 2001 | 3,392 |
| 2002 | 3,276 |
| 2003 | 3,189 |
| 2004 | 3,144 |
| 2005 | 3,093 |
| 2006 | 3,042 |
| 2007 | 3,002 |
| 2008 | 2,991 |
| 2009 | 2,974 |
| 2010 | 2,996 |
| 2011 | 3,024 |
| 2012 | 3,058 |
| 2013 | 3,142 |
| 2014 | 3,244 |
| 2015 | 3,367 |
| 2016 | 3,490 |
| 2017 | 3,608 |
| 2018 | 3,738 |
| 2019 | 3,902 |
| 2020 | 4,083 |
Ivar in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ivar.Hi! My name is Ivar.
- Ivar ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Ivar called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Ivar i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Ivar this afternoon.
- Ivars mamma är lärare.Ivar's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Ivars mamma is Ivar's mum.
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Questions about Ivar
How do you pronounce Ivar in Swedish?
In IPA, Ivar is /ˈiːvar/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Ivar mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Ivor. From Old Norse Ívarr.
How popular is Ivar in Sweden?
207 babies were named Ivar in 2022. In 2020, 4,083 people in Sweden had Ivar as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2020 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.