Pippi
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given name Filippa. Reduplication of -ipp-.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Pippi (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 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 14 |
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 15 |
| 2011 | 16 |
| 2012 | 19 |
| 2013 | 21 |
| 2014 | 21 |
| 2015 | 24 |
| 2016 | 25 |
| 2017 | 26 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2020 | 30 |
Pippi in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Pippi.Hi! My name is Pippi.
- Pippi bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Pippi lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Pippi har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Pippi has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Pippis mamma är lärare.Pippi's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Pippis mamma is Pippi's mum.
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Questions about Pippi
How do you pronounce Pippi in Swedish?
In IPA, Pippi is /ˈpɪˌpɪ/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it in your device's Swedish voice.
What does the name Pippi mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given name Filippa. Reduplication of -ipp-.
How popular is Pippi in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Pippi in 2022. In 2020, 30 people in Sweden had Pippi 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.