Solvig
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, equivalent to Norwegian Solveig.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Solvig (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 | 2,067 |
| 2000 | 2,032 |
| 2001 | 1,996 |
| 2002 | 1,970 |
| 2003 | 1,946 |
| 2004 | 1,900 |
| 2005 | 1,858 |
| 2006 | 1,821 |
| 2007 | 1,785 |
| 2008 | 1,743 |
| 2009 | 1,701 |
| 2010 | 1,655 |
| 2011 | 1,608 |
| 2012 | 1,558 |
| 2013 | 1,501 |
| 2014 | 1,455 |
| 2015 | 1,389 |
| 2016 | 1,338 |
| 2017 | 1,287 |
| 2018 | 1,233 |
| 2019 | 1,185 |
| 2020 | 1,119 |
Solvig in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Solvig.Hi! My name is Solvig.
- Solvig bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Solvig lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Jag ska fika med Solvig i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Solvig this afternoon.
- Solvigs mamma är lärare.Solvig's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Solvigs mamma is Solvig's mum.
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Questions about Solvig
How do you pronounce Solvig in Swedish?
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What does the name Solvig mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, equivalent to Norwegian Solveig.
How popular is Solvig in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Solvig in 2022. In 2020, 1,119 people in Sweden had Solvig 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.