Ragnhild
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Old Norse. From Old Swedish Ragnilder, from Old Norse Ragnhildr, from Ragn- (“counsel”) + hildr (“battle”).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Ragnhild (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 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 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 | 4,667 |
| 2000 | 4,521 |
| 2001 | 4,339 |
| 2002 | 4,162 |
| 2003 | 4,019 |
| 2004 | 3,865 |
| 2005 | 3,725 |
| 2006 | 3,577 |
| 2007 | 3,439 |
| 2008 | 3,297 |
| 2009 | 3,169 |
| 2010 | 3,057 |
| 2011 | 2,947 |
| 2012 | 2,828 |
| 2013 | 2,690 |
| 2014 | 2,566 |
| 2015 | 2,445 |
| 2016 | 2,332 |
| 2017 | 2,213 |
| 2018 | 2,128 |
| 2019 | 2,043 |
| 2020 | 1,945 |
Ragnhild in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ragnhild.Hi! My name is Ragnhild.
- Ragnhild har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Ragnhild has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Ragnhilds mamma är lärare.Ragnhild's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Ragnhilds mamma is Ragnhild's mum.
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Questions about Ragnhild
How do you pronounce Ragnhild in Swedish?
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What does the name Ragnhild mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Old Norse. From Old Swedish Ragnilder, from Old Norse Ragnhildr, from Ragn- (“counsel”) + hildr (“battle”).
How popular is Ragnhild in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Ragnhild in 2022. In 2020, 1,945 people in Sweden had Ragnhild 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.