Siv
Meaning and origin
From Old Norse Sif. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1871 as Sif.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Siv (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Siv has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. 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.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 14 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2022 | 30 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 30,417 |
| 2000 | 30,028 |
| 2001 | 29,661 |
| 2002 | 29,276 |
| 2003 | 28,869 |
| 2004 | 28,427 |
| 2005 | 27,975 |
| 2006 | 27,487 |
| 2007 | 27,103 |
| 2008 | 26,732 |
| 2009 | 26,303 |
| 2010 | 25,825 |
| 2011 | 25,295 |
| 2012 | 24,801 |
| 2013 | 24,223 |
| 2014 | 23,673 |
| 2015 | 23,079 |
| 2016 | 22,475 |
| 2017 | 21,792 |
| 2018 | 21,059 |
| 2019 | 20,337 |
| 2020 | 19,532 |
Siv in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Siv.Hi! My name is Siv.
- Siv bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Siv lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Jag ska fika med Siv i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Siv this afternoon.
- Sivs mamma är lärare.Siv's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Sivs mamma is Siv's mum.
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Questions about Siv
How do you pronounce Siv in Swedish?
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What does the name Siv mean?
From Old Norse Sif. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1871 as Sif.
How popular is Siv in Sweden?
30 babies were named Siv in 2022. In 2020, 19,532 people in Sweden had Siv as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 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.