Lasse
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Lars, less often recorded as an official name.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Lasse (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Lasse has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. 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 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 26 |
| 2020 | 38 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2022 | 40 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,092 |
| 2000 | 1,099 |
| 2001 | 1,118 |
| 2002 | 1,138 |
| 2003 | 1,146 |
| 2004 | 1,155 |
| 2005 | 1,153 |
| 2006 | 1,165 |
| 2007 | 1,180 |
| 2008 | 1,191 |
| 2009 | 1,193 |
| 2010 | 1,193 |
| 2011 | 1,183 |
| 2012 | 1,203 |
| 2013 | 1,213 |
| 2014 | 1,223 |
| 2015 | 1,226 |
| 2016 | 1,225 |
| 2017 | 1,229 |
| 2018 | 1,252 |
| 2019 | 1,268 |
| 2020 | 1,300 |
Lasse in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Lasse.Hi! My name is Lasse.
- Lasse bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Lasse lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Lasse i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Lasse this afternoon.
- Lasses mamma är lärare.Lasse's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Lasses mamma is Lasse's mum.
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Questions about Lasse
How do you pronounce Lasse in Swedish?
In IPA, Lasse is /ˈlasə/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Lasse mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Lars, less often recorded as an official name.
How popular is Lasse in Sweden?
40 babies were named Lasse in 2022. In 2020, 1,300 people in Sweden had Lasse as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 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.