Romeo
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from the Romance languages. Borrowed from Italian Romeo, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, “Roman”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Romeo (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Romeo has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2007. 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 | 10 |
| 2004 | 16 |
| 2005 | 26 |
| 2006 | 29 |
| 2007 | 30 |
| 2008 | 24 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 21 |
| 2011 | 20 |
| 2012 | 21 |
| 2013 | 18 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 18 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 15 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 74 |
| 2000 | 75 |
| 2001 | 82 |
| 2002 | 89 |
| 2003 | 95 |
| 2004 | 116 |
| 2005 | 144 |
| 2006 | 177 |
| 2007 | 213 |
| 2008 | 241 |
| 2009 | 257 |
| 2010 | 279 |
| 2011 | 305 |
| 2012 | 327 |
| 2013 | 348 |
| 2014 | 369 |
| 2015 | 391 |
| 2016 | 414 |
| 2017 | 432 |
| 2018 | 436 |
| 2019 | 450 |
| 2020 | 461 |
Romeo in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Romeo.Hi! My name is Romeo.
- Romeo ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Romeo called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Romeo kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Romeo is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Romeos mamma är lärare.Romeo's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Romeos mamma is Romeo's mum.
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Questions about Romeo
How do you pronounce Romeo in Swedish?
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What does the name Romeo mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from the Romance languages. Borrowed from Italian Romeo, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, “Roman”).
How popular is Romeo in Sweden?
15 babies were named Romeo in 2022. In 2020, 461 people in Sweden had Romeo as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2007 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.