Ulrik
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Ulrich or Ulric. Borrowed from German Ulrich.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Ulrik (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Ulrik has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. 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.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 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 | 1,034 |
| 2000 | 1,054 |
| 2001 | 1,065 |
| 2002 | 1,078 |
| 2003 | 1,102 |
| 2004 | 1,104 |
| 2005 | 1,099 |
| 2006 | 1,106 |
| 2007 | 1,104 |
| 2008 | 1,101 |
| 2009 | 1,101 |
| 2010 | 1,097 |
| 2011 | 1,095 |
| 2012 | 1,109 |
| 2013 | 1,105 |
| 2014 | 1,101 |
| 2015 | 1,097 |
| 2016 | 1,100 |
| 2017 | 1,103 |
| 2018 | 1,098 |
| 2019 | 1,101 |
| 2020 | 1,106 |
Ulrik in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ulrik.Hi! My name is Ulrik.
- Har du träffat Ulrik? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Ulrik? He started working here on Monday.
- Ulrik har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Ulrik has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Ulriks mamma är lärare.Ulrik's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Ulriks mamma is Ulrik's mum.
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Questions about Ulrik
How do you pronounce Ulrik in Swedish?
Press Listen at the top of the page to hear Ulrik from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Ulrik mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Ulrich or Ulric. Borrowed from German Ulrich.
How popular is Ulrik in Sweden?
3 babies were named Ulrik in 2022. In 2020, 1,106 people in Sweden had Ulrik as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2020 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.