Solgerd
Meaning and origin
Probably from Sol + Gerd, Old Norse Gerðr. ("sun garden").
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Solgerd (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 | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 140 |
| 2000 | 140 |
| 2001 | 139 |
| 2002 | 137 |
| 2003 | 135 |
| 2004 | 132 |
| 2005 | 127 |
| 2006 | 126 |
| 2007 | 123 |
| 2008 | 123 |
| 2009 | 120 |
| 2010 | 118 |
| 2011 | 113 |
| 2012 | 114 |
| 2013 | 111 |
| 2014 | 109 |
| 2015 | 105 |
| 2016 | 104 |
| 2017 | 104 |
| 2018 | 104 |
| 2019 | 102 |
| 2020 | 100 |
Solgerd in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Solgerd.Hi! My name is Solgerd.
- Solgerd bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Solgerd lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Solgerd har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Solgerd has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Solgerds mamma är lärare.Solgerd's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Solgerds mamma is Solgerd's mum.
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Questions about Solgerd
How do you pronounce Solgerd in Swedish?
In IPA, Solgerd is /suːljerɖ/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it in your device's Swedish voice.
What does the name Solgerd mean?
Probably from Sol + Gerd, Old Norse Gerðr. ("sun garden").
How popular is Solgerd in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Solgerd in 2022. In 2020, 100 people in Sweden had Solgerd 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.