Robert
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Robert. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1219.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Robert (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Robert has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. 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 | 106 |
| 1999 | 89 |
| 2000 | 93 |
| 2001 | 50 |
| 2002 | 51 |
| 2003 | 36 |
| 2004 | 29 |
| 2005 | 30 |
| 2006 | 26 |
| 2007 | 29 |
| 2008 | 18 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 13 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2014 | 26 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 13 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 25,598 |
| 2000 | 25,872 |
| 2001 | 26,072 |
| 2002 | 26,284 |
| 2003 | 26,525 |
| 2004 | 26,678 |
| 2005 | 26,728 |
| 2006 | 26,866 |
| 2007 | 26,972 |
| 2008 | 27,126 |
| 2009 | 27,180 |
| 2010 | 27,180 |
| 2011 | 27,168 |
| 2012 | 27,160 |
| 2013 | 27,147 |
| 2014 | 27,199 |
| 2015 | 27,189 |
| 2016 | 27,206 |
| 2017 | 27,235 |
| 2018 | 27,228 |
| 2019 | 27,230 |
| 2020 | 27,200 |
Robert in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Robert.Hi! My name is Robert.
- Robert ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Robert called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Robert kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Robert is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Roberts mamma är lärare.Robert's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Roberts mamma is Robert's mum.
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Questions about Robert
How do you pronounce Robert in Swedish?
In IPA, Robert is /¹roːbɛʈ/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it in your device's Swedish voice.
What does the name Robert mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Robert. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1219.
How popular is Robert in Sweden?
13 babies were named Robert in 2022. In 2020, 27,200 people in Sweden had Robert as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 1998 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.