Ragnvald
Meaning and origin
From Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Ragnvald (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.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 216 |
| 2000 | 215 |
| 2001 | 213 |
| 2002 | 204 |
| 2003 | 200 |
| 2004 | 190 |
| 2005 | 181 |
| 2006 | 178 |
| 2007 | 171 |
| 2008 | 161 |
| 2009 | 157 |
| 2010 | 155 |
| 2011 | 150 |
| 2012 | 144 |
| 2013 | 143 |
| 2014 | 130 |
| 2015 | 125 |
| 2016 | 122 |
| 2017 | 118 |
| 2018 | 116 |
| 2019 | 113 |
| 2020 | 106 |
Ragnvald in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ragnvald.Hi! My name is Ragnvald.
- Har du träffat Ragnvald? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Ragnvald? He started working here on Monday.
- Ragnvald har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Ragnvald has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Ragnvalds mamma är lärare.Ragnvald's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Ragnvalds mamma is Ragnvald's mum.
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Questions about Ragnvald
How do you pronounce Ragnvald in Swedish?
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What does the name Ragnvald mean?
From Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz.
How popular is Ragnvald in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Ragnvald in 2022. In 2020, 106 people in Sweden had Ragnvald 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.