Thord
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, a less common spelling of Tord. From Old Norse Þórðr.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Thord (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 | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 813 |
| 2000 | 810 |
| 2001 | 807 |
| 2002 | 787 |
| 2003 | 775 |
| 2004 | 768 |
| 2005 | 758 |
| 2006 | 756 |
| 2007 | 760 |
| 2008 | 758 |
| 2009 | 754 |
| 2010 | 747 |
| 2011 | 745 |
| 2012 | 742 |
| 2013 | 734 |
| 2014 | 728 |
| 2015 | 724 |
| 2016 | 725 |
| 2017 | 717 |
| 2018 | 715 |
| 2019 | 712 |
| 2020 | 706 |
Thord in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Thord.Hi! My name is Thord.
- Har du träffat Thord? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Thord? He started working here on Monday.
- Thord har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Thord has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Thords mamma är lärare.Thord's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Thords mamma is Thord's mum.
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Questions about Thord
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What does the name Thord mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, a less common spelling of Tord. From Old Norse Þórðr.
How popular is Thord in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Thord in 2022. In 2020, 706 people in Sweden had Thord 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.