Peo
Meaning and origin
Spelled out form of PO, P.O., P-O (etc...), initialism of the compound given names Per-Ola and Per-Olof.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Peo (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 | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 56 |
| 2000 | 58 |
| 2001 | 61 |
| 2002 | 64 |
| 2003 | 75 |
| 2004 | 81 |
| 2005 | 74 |
| 2006 | 77 |
| 2007 | 80 |
| 2008 | 97 |
| 2009 | 98 |
| 2010 | 99 |
| 2011 | 101 |
| 2012 | 103 |
| 2013 | 109 |
| 2014 | 111 |
| 2015 | 113 |
| 2016 | 116 |
| 2017 | 120 |
| 2018 | 123 |
| 2019 | 130 |
| 2020 | 133 |
Peo in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Peo.Hi! My name is Peo.
- Peo ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Peo called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Peo kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Peo is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Peos mamma är lärare.Peo's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Peos mamma is Peo's mum.
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Questions about Peo
How do you pronounce Peo in Swedish?
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What does the name Peo mean?
Spelled out form of PO, P.O., P-O (etc...), initialism of the compound given names Per-Ola and Per-Olof.
How popular is Peo in Sweden?
2 babies were named Peo in 2022. In 2020, 133 people in Sweden had Peo 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.