Konstantin
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Constantine. From Latin Constantinus. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1643 (1345 in Scania).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Konstantin (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Konstantin has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2019. 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 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 183 |
| 2000 | 192 |
| 2001 | 201 |
| 2002 | 206 |
| 2003 | 207 |
| 2004 | 219 |
| 2005 | 226 |
| 2006 | 240 |
| 2007 | 251 |
| 2008 | 263 |
| 2009 | 274 |
| 2010 | 290 |
| 2011 | 294 |
| 2012 | 307 |
| 2013 | 313 |
| 2014 | 327 |
| 2015 | 335 |
| 2016 | 358 |
| 2017 | 375 |
| 2018 | 401 |
| 2019 | 423 |
| 2020 | 443 |
Konstantin in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Konstantin.Hi! My name is Konstantin.
- Har du träffat Konstantin? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Konstantin? He started working here on Monday.
- Konstantin har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Konstantin has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Konstantins mamma är lärare.Konstantin's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Konstantins mamma is Konstantin's mum.
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Questions about Konstantin
How do you pronounce Konstantin in Swedish?
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What does the name Konstantin mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Constantine. From Latin Constantinus. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1643 (1345 in Scania).
How popular is Konstantin in Sweden?
8 babies were named Konstantin in 2022. In 2020, 443 people in Sweden had Konstantin as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2019 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.