Solomon
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Hebrew], feminine equivalent Salome. From Latin Solomōn (variant of Salomon), from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (šĕlōmōʰ), from שָׁלוֹם (šālōm, “peace”). Doublet of Shlomo and Suleiman.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Solomon (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, Solomon has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2011. 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 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 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 | 125 |
| 2000 | 124 |
| 2001 | 129 |
| 2002 | 132 |
| 2003 | 138 |
| 2004 | 144 |
| 2005 | 146 |
| 2006 | 153 |
| 2007 | 166 |
| 2008 | 181 |
| 2009 | 195 |
| 2010 | 214 |
| 2011 | 233 |
| 2012 | 248 |
| 2013 | 260 |
| 2014 | 287 |
| 2015 | 331 |
| 2016 | 363 |
| 2017 | 382 |
| 2018 | 400 |
| 2019 | 413 |
| 2020 | 425 |
Solomon in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Solomon.Hi! My name is Solomon.
- Har du träffat Solomon? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Solomon? He started working here on Monday.
- Solomon har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Solomon has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Solomons mamma är lärare.Solomon's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Solomons mamma is Solomon's mum.
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How do you pronounce Solomon in Swedish?
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What does the name Solomon mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Hebrew], feminine equivalent Salome. From Latin Solomōn (variant of Salomon), from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (šĕlōmōʰ), from שָׁלוֹם (šālōm, “peace”). Doublet of Shlomo and Suleiman.
How popular is Solomon in Sweden?
2 babies were named Solomon in 2022. In 2020, 425 people in Sweden had Solomon as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2011 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.