Teodor
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Theodore. From the Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “gift of god”). Cognate with English Theodore. First recorded in Sweden as Theodorus in 1428. It was used as a learned (Christian) form of Tord and Tore.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Teodor (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Teodor has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. 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 | 54 |
| 1999 | 50 |
| 2000 | 42 |
| 2001 | 50 |
| 2002 | 51 |
| 2003 | 70 |
| 2004 | 76 |
| 2005 | 77 |
| 2006 | 70 |
| 2007 | 76 |
| 2008 | 59 |
| 2009 | 71 |
| 2010 | 82 |
| 2011 | 67 |
| 2012 | 77 |
| 2013 | 76 |
| 2014 | 76 |
| 2015 | 72 |
| 2016 | 76 |
| 2017 | 68 |
| 2018 | 52 |
| 2019 | 64 |
| 2020 | 61 |
| 2021 | 48 |
| 2022 | 46 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 633 |
| 2000 | 667 |
| 2001 | 722 |
| 2002 | 774 |
| 2003 | 837 |
| 2004 | 909 |
| 2005 | 975 |
| 2006 | 1,042 |
| 2007 | 1,120 |
| 2008 | 1,187 |
| 2009 | 1,257 |
| 2010 | 1,340 |
| 2011 | 1,405 |
| 2012 | 1,481 |
| 2013 | 1,560 |
| 2014 | 1,638 |
| 2015 | 1,719 |
| 2016 | 1,794 |
| 2017 | 1,870 |
| 2018 | 1,919 |
| 2019 | 1,989 |
| 2020 | 2,046 |
Teodor in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Teodor.Hi! My name is Teodor.
- Har du träffat Teodor? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Teodor? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Teodor kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Teodor is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Teodors mamma är lärare.Teodor's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Teodors mamma is Teodor's mum.
Related names and other spellings
More names
Questions about Teodor
How do you pronounce Teodor in Swedish?
Press Listen at the top of the page to hear Teodor from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Teodor mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Theodore. From the Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “gift of god”). Cognate with English Theodore. First recorded in Sweden as Theodorus in 1428. It was used as a learned (Christian) form of Tord and Tore.
How popular is Teodor in Sweden?
46 babies were named Teodor in 2022. In 2020, 2,046 people in Sweden had Teodor as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2010 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.