Uffe
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Ulv. From Proto-Germanic *Uffô. Cognate with Danish Uffe, Icelandic Uffi, Old English Offa (with a-umlaut).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Uffe (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 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 39 |
| 2000 | 42 |
| 2001 | 48 |
| 2002 | 49 |
| 2003 | 51 |
| 2004 | 53 |
| 2005 | 54 |
| 2006 | 56 |
| 2007 | 55 |
| 2008 | 58 |
| 2009 | 62 |
| 2010 | 67 |
| 2011 | 68 |
| 2012 | 71 |
| 2013 | 74 |
| 2014 | 73 |
| 2015 | 75 |
| 2016 | 77 |
| 2017 | 79 |
| 2018 | 80 |
| 2019 | 88 |
| 2020 | 93 |
Uffe in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Uffe.Hi! My name is Uffe.
- Uffe bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Uffe lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Uffe i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Uffe this afternoon.
- Uffes mamma är lärare.Uffe's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Uffes mamma is Uffe's mum.
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Questions about Uffe
How do you pronounce Uffe in Swedish?
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What does the name Uffe mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Ulv. From Proto-Germanic *Uffô. Cognate with Danish Uffe, Icelandic Uffi, Old English Offa (with a-umlaut).
How popular is Uffe in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Uffe in 2022. In 2020, 93 people in Sweden had Uffe 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.