Karl-Erik
Meaning and origin
We don't have a sourced origin for Karl-Erik yet, and we would rather show nothing than guess.
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.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,530 |
| 2000 | 3,445 |
| 2001 | 3,374 |
| 2002 | 3,913 |
| 2003 | 3,831 |
| 2004 | 3,755 |
| 2005 | 3,677 |
| 2006 | 3,598 |
| 2007 | 3,512 |
| 2008 | 3,445 |
| 2009 | 3,361 |
| 2010 | 3,295 |
| 2011 | 3,200 |
| 2012 | 3,104 |
| 2013 | 2,987 |
| 2014 | 2,896 |
| 2015 | 2,789 |
| 2016 | 2,691 |
| 2017 | 2,585 |
| 2018 | 2,491 |
| 2019 | 2,401 |
| 2020 | 2,296 |
Karl-Erik in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Karl-Erik.Hi! My name is Karl-Erik.
- Karl-Erik bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Karl-Erik lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Karl-Erik i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Karl-Erik this afternoon.
- Karl-Eriks mamma är lärare.Karl-Erik's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Karl-Eriks mamma is Karl-Erik's mum.
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How popular is Karl-Erik in Sweden?
2 babies were named Karl-Erik in 2022. In 2020, 2,296 people in Sweden had Karl-Erik 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.