Uno
Meaning and origin
Latinized form of Une, from Old Norse Uni, related to una "to be satisfied, happy". By folk etymology associated with Latin unus (“one”).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Uno (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Uno 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.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 16 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 15 |
| 2012 | 23 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 17 |
| 2016 | 25 |
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 39 |
| 2020 | 51 |
| 2021 | 59 |
| 2022 | 61 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,707 |
| 2000 | 3,629 |
| 2001 | 3,523 |
| 2002 | 3,423 |
| 2003 | 3,297 |
| 2004 | 3,199 |
| 2005 | 3,101 |
| 2006 | 3,006 |
| 2007 | 2,901 |
| 2008 | 2,816 |
| 2009 | 2,727 |
| 2010 | 2,651 |
| 2011 | 2,556 |
| 2012 | 2,468 |
| 2013 | 2,378 |
| 2014 | 2,294 |
| 2015 | 2,214 |
| 2016 | 2,147 |
| 2017 | 2,084 |
| 2018 | 2,019 |
| 2019 | 1,966 |
| 2020 | 1,924 |
Uno in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Uno.Hi! My name is Uno.
- Uno ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Uno called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Uno i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Uno this afternoon.
- Unos mamma är lärare.Uno's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Unos mamma is Uno's mum.
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Questions about Uno
How do you pronounce Uno in Swedish?
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What does the name Uno mean?
Latinized form of Une, from Old Norse Uni, related to una "to be satisfied, happy". By folk etymology associated with Latin unus (“one”).
How popular is Uno in Sweden?
61 babies were named Uno in 2022. In 2020, 1,924 people in Sweden had Uno 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.