Maivor
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, a less common spelling of Majvor.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Maivor (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.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 197 |
| 2000 | 192 |
| 2001 | 193 |
| 2002 | 191 |
| 2003 | 194 |
| 2004 | 193 |
| 2005 | 195 |
| 2006 | 194 |
| 2007 | 192 |
| 2008 | 192 |
| 2009 | 192 |
| 2010 | 190 |
| 2011 | 193 |
| 2012 | 191 |
| 2013 | 189 |
| 2014 | 187 |
| 2015 | 187 |
| 2016 | 186 |
| 2017 | 181 |
| 2018 | 179 |
| 2019 | 171 |
| 2020 | 170 |
Maivor in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Maivor.Hi! My name is Maivor.
- Maivor bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Maivor lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Jag ska fika med Maivor i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Maivor this afternoon.
- Maivors mamma är lärare.Maivor's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Maivors mamma is Maivor's mum.
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Questions about Maivor
How do you pronounce Maivor in Swedish?
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What does the name Maivor mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, a less common spelling of Majvor.
How popular is Maivor in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Maivor in 2022. In 2020, 170 people in Sweden had Maivor 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.