Svante
Meaning and origin
15th century short form of Svantepolk, of Slavic derivation, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Svętopъlkъ.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Svante (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Svante has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2012. 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 | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 35 |
| 1999 | 22 |
| 2000 | 39 |
| 2001 | 37 |
| 2002 | 53 |
| 2003 | 57 |
| 2004 | 80 |
| 2005 | 86 |
| 2006 | 113 |
| 2007 | 126 |
| 2008 | 138 |
| 2009 | 136 |
| 2010 | 152 |
| 2011 | 141 |
| 2012 | 163 |
| 2013 | 157 |
| 2014 | 142 |
| 2015 | 131 |
| 2016 | 121 |
| 2017 | 127 |
| 2018 | 114 |
| 2019 | 106 |
| 2020 | 132 |
| 2021 | 145 |
| 2022 | 115 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,419 |
| 2000 | 3,426 |
| 2001 | 3,421 |
| 2002 | 3,440 |
| 2003 | 3,479 |
| 2004 | 3,545 |
| 2005 | 3,585 |
| 2006 | 3,659 |
| 2007 | 3,723 |
| 2008 | 3,839 |
| 2009 | 3,944 |
| 2010 | 4,050 |
| 2011 | 4,159 |
| 2012 | 4,289 |
| 2013 | 4,394 |
| 2014 | 4,492 |
| 2015 | 4,582 |
| 2016 | 4,649 |
| 2017 | 4,735 |
| 2018 | 4,809 |
| 2019 | 4,877 |
| 2020 | 4,956 |
Svante in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Svante.Hi! My name is Svante.
- Har du träffat Svante? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Svante? He started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Svante i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Svante this afternoon.
- Svantes mamma är lärare.Svante's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Svantes mamma is Svante's mum.
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Questions about Svante
How do you pronounce Svante in Swedish?
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What does the name Svante mean?
15th century short form of Svantepolk, of Slavic derivation, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Svętopъlkъ.
How popular is Svante in Sweden?
115 babies were named Svante in 2022. In 2020, 4,956 people in Sweden had Svante as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2012 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.