Raymond
Meaning and origin
From English and French Raymond. First recorded in Sweden in 1884.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Raymond (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Raymond has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2016. 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 | 3 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 914 |
| 2000 | 911 |
| 2001 | 924 |
| 2002 | 934 |
| 2003 | 949 |
| 2004 | 952 |
| 2005 | 939 |
| 2006 | 930 |
| 2007 | 923 |
| 2008 | 935 |
| 2009 | 943 |
| 2010 | 949 |
| 2011 | 942 |
| 2012 | 939 |
| 2013 | 940 |
| 2014 | 933 |
| 2015 | 929 |
| 2016 | 932 |
| 2017 | 934 |
| 2018 | 925 |
| 2019 | 910 |
| 2020 | 905 |
Raymond in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Raymond.Hi! My name is Raymond.
- Raymond ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Raymond called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Raymond i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Raymond this afternoon.
- Raymonds mamma är lärare.Raymond's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Raymonds mamma is Raymond's mum.
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How do you pronounce Raymond in Swedish?
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What does the name Raymond mean?
From English and French Raymond. First recorded in Sweden in 1884.
How popular is Raymond in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Raymond in 2022. In 2020, 905 people in Sweden had Raymond as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2016 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
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.