Rudolf
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Rudolph. From German.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Rudolf (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.
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 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,014 |
| 2000 | 968 |
| 2001 | 918 |
| 2002 | 876 |
| 2003 | 842 |
| 2004 | 817 |
| 2005 | 793 |
| 2006 | 772 |
| 2007 | 739 |
| 2008 | 705 |
| 2009 | 683 |
| 2010 | 658 |
| 2011 | 643 |
| 2012 | 614 |
| 2013 | 592 |
| 2014 | 564 |
| 2015 | 543 |
| 2016 | 522 |
| 2017 | 507 |
| 2018 | 483 |
| 2019 | 469 |
| 2020 | 452 |
Rudolf in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Rudolf.Hi! My name is Rudolf.
- Rudolf bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Rudolf lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Rudolf kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Rudolf is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Rudolfs mamma är lärare.Rudolf's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Rudolfs mamma is Rudolf's mum.
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Questions about Rudolf
How do you pronounce Rudolf in Swedish?
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What does the name Rudolf mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Rudolph. From German.
How popular is Rudolf in Sweden?
2 babies were named Rudolf in 2022. In 2020, 452 people in Sweden had Rudolf 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.