Melker
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Melchior.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Melker (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Melker has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2015. 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 | 49 |
| 1999 | 65 |
| 2000 | 129 |
| 2001 | 142 |
| 2002 | 183 |
| 2003 | 230 |
| 2004 | 274 |
| 2005 | 274 |
| 2006 | 310 |
| 2007 | 313 |
| 2008 | 284 |
| 2009 | 311 |
| 2010 | 368 |
| 2011 | 382 |
| 2012 | 350 |
| 2013 | 346 |
| 2014 | 343 |
| 2015 | 386 |
| 2016 | 329 |
| 2017 | 334 |
| 2018 | 294 |
| 2019 | 280 |
| 2020 | 265 |
| 2021 | 259 |
| 2022 | 270 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 633 |
| 2000 | 758 |
| 2001 | 904 |
| 2002 | 1,086 |
| 2003 | 1,308 |
| 2004 | 1,567 |
| 2005 | 1,825 |
| 2006 | 2,125 |
| 2007 | 2,429 |
| 2008 | 2,728 |
| 2009 | 3,028 |
| 2010 | 3,398 |
| 2011 | 3,782 |
| 2012 | 4,124 |
| 2013 | 4,471 |
| 2014 | 4,810 |
| 2015 | 5,192 |
| 2016 | 5,522 |
| 2017 | 5,857 |
| 2018 | 6,152 |
| 2019 | 6,424 |
| 2020 | 6,682 |
Melker in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Melker.Hi! My name is Melker.
- Melker bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Melker lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Melker har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Melker has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Melkers mamma är lärare.Melker's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Melkers mamma is Melker's mum.
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Questions about Melker
How do you pronounce Melker in Swedish?
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What does the name Melker mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Melchior.
How popular is Melker in Sweden?
270 babies were named Melker in 2022. In 2020, 6,682 people in Sweden had Melker as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2015 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.