Lars-Göran
Meaning and origin
We don't have a sourced origin for Lars-Göran 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.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,146 |
| 2000 | 3,124 |
| 2001 | 3,090 |
| 2002 | 3,815 |
| 2003 | 3,809 |
| 2004 | 3,806 |
| 2005 | 3,788 |
| 2006 | 3,764 |
| 2007 | 3,739 |
| 2008 | 3,809 |
| 2009 | 3,794 |
| 2010 | 3,785 |
| 2011 | 3,757 |
| 2012 | 3,722 |
| 2013 | 3,675 |
| 2014 | 3,648 |
| 2015 | 3,621 |
| 2016 | 3,577 |
| 2017 | 3,544 |
| 2018 | 3,505 |
| 2019 | 3,464 |
| 2020 | 3,411 |
Lars-Göran in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Lars-Göran.Hi! My name is Lars-Göran.
- Har du träffat Lars-Göran? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Lars-Göran? He started working here on Monday.
- Lars-Göran har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Lars-Göran has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Lars-Görans mamma är lärare.Lars-Göran's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Lars-Görans mamma is Lars-Göran's mum.
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Questions about Lars-Göran
How do you pronounce Lars-Göran in Swedish?
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How popular is Lars-Göran in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Lars-Göran in 2022. In 2020, 3,411 people in Sweden had Lars-Göran 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.