Truls
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Scandinavia. From Torgils, compound of Tor (“Thor”) + gisle (“arrow, ray”).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Truls (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Truls has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. 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 | 15 |
| 2000 | 16 |
| 2001 | 15 |
| 2002 | 29 |
| 2003 | 21 |
| 2004 | 27 |
| 2005 | 17 |
| 2006 | 25 |
| 2007 | 28 |
| 2008 | 29 |
| 2009 | 19 |
| 2010 | 23 |
| 2011 | 15 |
| 2012 | 24 |
| 2013 | 21 |
| 2014 | 21 |
| 2015 | 23 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2018 | 35 |
| 2019 | 33 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2021 | 36 |
| 2022 | 40 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 217 |
| 2000 | 229 |
| 2001 | 246 |
| 2002 | 278 |
| 2003 | 296 |
| 2004 | 323 |
| 2005 | 338 |
| 2006 | 365 |
| 2007 | 388 |
| 2008 | 419 |
| 2009 | 437 |
| 2010 | 458 |
| 2011 | 474 |
| 2012 | 497 |
| 2013 | 519 |
| 2014 | 537 |
| 2015 | 559 |
| 2016 | 581 |
| 2017 | 612 |
| 2018 | 649 |
| 2019 | 678 |
| 2020 | 703 |
Truls in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Truls.Hi! My name is Truls.
- Truls ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Truls called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Truls har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Truls has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Truls mamma är lärare.Truls's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Truls mamma is Truls's mum. Because Truls already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Truls
How do you pronounce Truls in Swedish?
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What does the name Truls mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Scandinavia. From Torgils, compound of Tor (“Thor”) + gisle (“arrow, ray”).
How popular is Truls in Sweden?
40 babies were named Truls in 2022. In 2020, 703 people in Sweden had Truls as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 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.