Krister
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, variant of Christer.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Krister (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 | 3 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 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 | 7,142 |
| 2000 | 7,194 |
| 2001 | 7,227 |
| 2002 | 7,267 |
| 2003 | 7,342 |
| 2004 | 7,364 |
| 2005 | 7,299 |
| 2006 | 7,313 |
| 2007 | 7,291 |
| 2008 | 7,313 |
| 2009 | 7,288 |
| 2010 | 7,248 |
| 2011 | 7,227 |
| 2012 | 7,203 |
| 2013 | 7,181 |
| 2014 | 7,139 |
| 2015 | 7,096 |
| 2016 | 7,039 |
| 2017 | 6,998 |
| 2018 | 6,948 |
| 2019 | 6,894 |
| 2020 | 6,831 |
Krister in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Krister.Hi! My name is Krister.
- Krister bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Krister lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Krister har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Krister has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Kristers mamma är lärare.Krister's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Kristers mamma is Krister's mum.
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Questions about Krister
How do you pronounce Krister in Swedish?
Press Listen at the top of the page to hear Krister from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Krister mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, variant of Christer.
How popular is Krister in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Krister in 2022. In 2020, 6,831 people in Sweden had Krister 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.