Reinhold
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name borrowed from German. From German Reinhold, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz; see there for further cognates.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Reinhold (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 | 468 |
| 2000 | 455 |
| 2001 | 445 |
| 2002 | 430 |
| 2003 | 422 |
| 2004 | 409 |
| 2005 | 401 |
| 2006 | 392 |
| 2007 | 380 |
| 2008 | 372 |
| 2009 | 362 |
| 2010 | 352 |
| 2011 | 335 |
| 2012 | 326 |
| 2013 | 314 |
| 2014 | 302 |
| 2015 | 290 |
| 2016 | 280 |
| 2017 | 269 |
| 2018 | 254 |
| 2019 | 246 |
| 2020 | 238 |
Reinhold in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Reinhold.Hi! My name is Reinhold.
- Reinhold har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Reinhold has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Reinholds mamma är lärare.Reinhold's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Reinholds mamma is Reinhold's mum.
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What does the name Reinhold mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name borrowed from German. From German Reinhold, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz; see there for further cognates.
How popular is Reinhold in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Reinhold in 2022. In 2020, 238 people in Sweden had Reinhold 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.