Tyr
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse. From Old Norse Týr, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Tyr (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Tyr has been fairly steady 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 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 14 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 25 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 11 |
| 2001 | 13 |
| 2002 | 13 |
| 2003 | 16 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2005 | 20 |
| 2006 | 24 |
| 2007 | 29 |
| 2008 | 31 |
| 2009 | 41 |
| 2010 | 46 |
| 2011 | 57 |
| 2012 | 64 |
| 2013 | 77 |
| 2014 | 92 |
| 2015 | 106 |
| 2016 | 124 |
| 2017 | 145 |
| 2018 | 166 |
| 2019 | 187 |
| 2020 | 211 |
Tyr in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Tyr.Hi! My name is Tyr.
- Har du träffat Tyr? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Tyr? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Tyr kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Tyr is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Tyrs mamma är lärare.Tyr's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Tyrs mamma is Tyr's mum.
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Questions about Tyr
How do you pronounce Tyr in Swedish?
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What does the name Tyr mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Old Norse. From Old Norse Týr, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz.
How popular is Tyr in Sweden?
25 babies were named Tyr in 2022. In 2020, 211 people in Sweden had Tyr as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady 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.