Sverker
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, borne by medieval Swedish kings. From Old Norse Sverkir, Sǫrkvir, probably contraction of svartr (“black”) + geirr (“spear”).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Sverker (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Sverker has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2008. 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 | 3 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 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 | 828 |
| 2000 | 826 |
| 2001 | 820 |
| 2002 | 829 |
| 2003 | 842 |
| 2004 | 843 |
| 2005 | 836 |
| 2006 | 833 |
| 2007 | 825 |
| 2008 | 829 |
| 2009 | 816 |
| 2010 | 811 |
| 2011 | 802 |
| 2012 | 800 |
| 2013 | 792 |
| 2014 | 785 |
| 2015 | 776 |
| 2016 | 772 |
| 2017 | 765 |
| 2018 | 758 |
| 2019 | 746 |
| 2020 | 742 |
Sverker in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Sverker.Hi! My name is Sverker.
- Sverker bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Sverker lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Sverker har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Sverker has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Sverkers mamma är lärare.Sverker's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Sverkers mamma is Sverker's mum.
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Questions about Sverker
How do you pronounce Sverker in Swedish?
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What does the name Sverker mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, borne by medieval Swedish kings. From Old Norse Sverkir, Sǫrkvir, probably contraction of svartr (“black”) + geirr (“spear”).
How popular is Sverker in Sweden?
2 babies were named Sverker in 2022. In 2020, 742 people in Sweden had Sverker as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2008 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.