Jerker
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse, a dialectal form of Erik. From Old Norse Eiríkr, from Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rikiaʀ (literally “ever ruler”).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Jerker (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.
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 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,500 |
| 2000 | 1,517 |
| 2001 | 1,539 |
| 2002 | 1,546 |
| 2003 | 1,574 |
| 2004 | 1,580 |
| 2005 | 1,577 |
| 2006 | 1,573 |
| 2007 | 1,570 |
| 2008 | 1,580 |
| 2009 | 1,575 |
| 2010 | 1,570 |
| 2011 | 1,560 |
| 2012 | 1,555 |
| 2013 | 1,555 |
| 2014 | 1,547 |
| 2015 | 1,543 |
| 2016 | 1,532 |
| 2017 | 1,522 |
| 2018 | 1,511 |
| 2019 | 1,502 |
| 2020 | 1,499 |
Jerker in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Jerker.Hi! My name is Jerker.
- Har du träffat Jerker? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Jerker? He started working here on Monday.
- Jerker har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Jerker has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jerkers mamma är lärare.Jerker's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Jerkers mamma is Jerker's mum.
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Questions about Jerker
How do you pronounce Jerker in Swedish?
Press Listen at the top of the page to hear Jerker in your device's Swedish voice. J is said like the English y.
What does the name Jerker mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse, a dialectal form of Erik. From Old Norse Eiríkr, from Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rikiaʀ (literally “ever ruler”).
How popular is Jerker in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Jerker in 2022. In 2020, 1,499 people in Sweden had Jerker 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.