Nanny
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from English Nanny in the 19th century.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Nanny (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.
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 | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,366 |
| 2000 | 1,259 |
| 2001 | 1,136 |
| 2002 | 1,066 |
| 2003 | 995 |
| 2004 | 917 |
| 2005 | 856 |
| 2006 | 803 |
| 2007 | 735 |
| 2008 | 697 |
| 2009 | 645 |
| 2010 | 612 |
| 2011 | 558 |
| 2012 | 523 |
| 2013 | 489 |
| 2014 | 462 |
| 2015 | 422 |
| 2016 | 396 |
| 2017 | 374 |
| 2018 | 346 |
| 2019 | 324 |
| 2020 | 298 |
Nanny in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Nanny.Hi! My name is Nanny.
- Nanny ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Nanny called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Nanny i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Nanny this afternoon.
- Nannys mamma är lärare.Nanny's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Nannys mamma is Nanny's mum.
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Questions about Nanny
How do you pronounce Nanny in Swedish?
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What does the name Nanny mean?
Borrowed from English Nanny in the 19th century.
How popular is Nanny in Sweden?
3 babies were named Nanny in 2022. In 2020, 298 people in Sweden had Nanny 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.