Jarl
Meaning and origin
From the title of jarl (earl), used as a given name since the 19th century.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Jarl (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Jarl has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2017. 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 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,059 |
| 2000 | 2,023 |
| 2001 | 1,975 |
| 2002 | 1,933 |
| 2003 | 1,884 |
| 2004 | 1,837 |
| 2005 | 1,808 |
| 2006 | 1,763 |
| 2007 | 1,723 |
| 2008 | 1,679 |
| 2009 | 1,648 |
| 2010 | 1,611 |
| 2011 | 1,588 |
| 2012 | 1,550 |
| 2013 | 1,525 |
| 2014 | 1,495 |
| 2015 | 1,455 |
| 2016 | 1,428 |
| 2017 | 1,391 |
| 2018 | 1,359 |
| 2019 | 1,322 |
| 2020 | 1,294 |
Jarl in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Jarl.Hi! My name is Jarl.
- Har du träffat Jarl? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Jarl? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Jarl kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Jarl is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Jarls mamma är lärare.Jarl's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Jarls mamma is Jarl's mum.
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Questions about Jarl
How do you pronounce Jarl in Swedish?
Press Listen at the top of the page to hear Jarl in your device's Swedish voice. J is said like the English y.
What does the name Jarl mean?
From the title of jarl (earl), used as a given name since the 19th century.
How popular is Jarl in Sweden?
5 babies were named Jarl in 2022. In 2020, 1,294 people in Sweden had Jarl as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2017 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.