Per-Olov
Meaning and origin
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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 | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,186 |
| 2000 | 1,177 |
| 2001 | 1,167 |
| 2002 | 1,416 |
| 2003 | 1,414 |
| 2004 | 1,401 |
| 2005 | 1,390 |
| 2006 | 1,377 |
| 2007 | 1,367 |
| 2008 | 1,359 |
| 2009 | 1,353 |
| 2010 | 1,337 |
| 2011 | 1,329 |
| 2012 | 1,323 |
| 2013 | 1,310 |
| 2014 | 1,305 |
| 2015 | 1,285 |
| 2016 | 1,267 |
| 2017 | 1,252 |
| 2018 | 1,226 |
| 2019 | 1,205 |
| 2020 | 1,182 |
Per-Olov in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Per-Olov.Hi! My name is Per-Olov.
- Per-Olov bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Per-Olov lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Per-Olov kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Per-Olov is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Per-Olovs mamma är lärare.Per-Olov's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Per-Olovs mamma is Per-Olov's mum.
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Questions about Per-Olov
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How popular is Per-Olov in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Per-Olov in 2022. In 2020, 1,182 people in Sweden had Per-Olov 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.