Sebbe
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Sebastian.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Sebbe (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 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 15 |
Sebbe in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Sebbe.Hi! My name is Sebbe.
- Sebbe har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Sebbe has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Sebbes mamma är lärare.Sebbe's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Sebbes mamma is Sebbe's mum.
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Questions about Sebbe
How do you pronounce Sebbe in Swedish?
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What does the name Sebbe mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Sebastian.
How popular is Sebbe in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Sebbe in 2022. In 2020, 15 people in Sweden had Sebbe 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.