Tord
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of Old Norse origin. From Old Norse Þórðr.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Tord (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.
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 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 7,104 |
| 2000 | 7,007 |
| 2001 | 6,913 |
| 2002 | 6,806 |
| 2003 | 6,674 |
| 2004 | 6,560 |
| 2005 | 6,449 |
| 2006 | 6,342 |
| 2007 | 6,250 |
| 2008 | 6,138 |
| 2009 | 6,062 |
| 2010 | 5,967 |
| 2011 | 5,854 |
| 2012 | 5,762 |
| 2013 | 5,645 |
| 2014 | 5,537 |
| 2015 | 5,438 |
| 2016 | 5,346 |
| 2017 | 5,203 |
| 2018 | 5,084 |
| 2019 | 4,948 |
| 2020 | 4,809 |
Tord in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Tord.Hi! My name is Tord.
- Har du träffat Tord? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Tord? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Tord kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Tord is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Tords mamma är lärare.Tord's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Tords mamma is Tord's mum.
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Questions about Tord
How do you pronounce Tord in Swedish?
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What does the name Tord mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of Old Norse origin. From Old Norse Þórðr.
How popular is Tord in Sweden?
3 babies were named Tord in 2022. In 2020, 4,809 people in Sweden had Tord 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.