Jojje
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Georg.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Jojje (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Jojje has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2005. 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 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 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 | 13 |
| 2000 | 15 |
| 2001 | 17 |
| 2002 | 20 |
| 2003 | 20 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2005 | 24 |
| 2006 | 25 |
| 2007 | 27 |
| 2008 | 29 |
| 2009 | 31 |
| 2010 | 33 |
| 2011 | 38 |
| 2012 | 41 |
| 2013 | 43 |
| 2014 | 45 |
| 2015 | 46 |
| 2016 | 46 |
| 2017 | 45 |
| 2018 | 46 |
| 2019 | 47 |
| 2020 | 49 |
Jojje in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Jojje.Hi! My name is Jojje.
- Jojje bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Jojje lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Jojje i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Jojje this afternoon.
- Jojjes mamma är lärare.Jojje's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Jojjes mamma is Jojje's mum.
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Questions about Jojje
How do you pronounce Jojje in Swedish?
Press Listen at the top of the page to hear Jojje in your device's Swedish voice. J is said like the English y.
What does the name Jojje mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Georg.
How popular is Jojje in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Jojje in 2022. In 2020, 49 people in Sweden had Jojje as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2005 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.