Linus
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Linus. Borrowed from Latin Linus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Linus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Linus has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2003. 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 | 749 |
| 1999 | 770 |
| 2000 | 808 |
| 2001 | 850 |
| 2002 | 815 |
| 2003 | 853 |
| 2004 | 743 |
| 2005 | 730 |
| 2006 | 671 |
| 2007 | 544 |
| 2008 | 508 |
| 2009 | 419 |
| 2010 | 393 |
| 2011 | 325 |
| 2012 | 252 |
| 2013 | 235 |
| 2014 | 208 |
| 2015 | 155 |
| 2016 | 126 |
| 2017 | 128 |
| 2018 | 84 |
| 2019 | 104 |
| 2020 | 78 |
| 2021 | 81 |
| 2022 | 39 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 10,960 |
| 2000 | 11,783 |
| 2001 | 12,670 |
| 2002 | 13,486 |
| 2003 | 14,372 |
| 2004 | 15,131 |
| 2005 | 15,817 |
| 2006 | 16,491 |
| 2007 | 17,035 |
| 2008 | 17,568 |
| 2009 | 17,982 |
| 2010 | 18,373 |
| 2011 | 18,647 |
| 2012 | 18,894 |
| 2013 | 19,135 |
| 2014 | 19,330 |
| 2015 | 19,467 |
| 2016 | 19,604 |
| 2017 | 19,737 |
| 2018 | 19,788 |
| 2019 | 19,886 |
| 2020 | 19,945 |
Linus in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Linus.Hi! My name is Linus.
- Linus har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Linus has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jag ska fika med Linus i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Linus this afternoon.
- Linus mamma är lärare.Linus's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Linus mamma is Linus's mum. Because Linus already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Linus
How do you pronounce Linus in Swedish?
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What does the name Linus mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Linus. Borrowed from Latin Linus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos).
How popular is Linus in Sweden?
39 babies were named Linus in 2022. In 2020, 19,945 people in Sweden had Linus as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2003 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.