Verner
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from German, equivalent to English Warner. Derived from German Werner.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Verner (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Verner has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. 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 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 907 |
| 2000 | 869 |
| 2001 | 841 |
| 2002 | 796 |
| 2003 | 743 |
| 2004 | 693 |
| 2005 | 652 |
| 2006 | 610 |
| 2007 | 578 |
| 2008 | 539 |
| 2009 | 511 |
| 2010 | 472 |
| 2011 | 443 |
| 2012 | 421 |
| 2013 | 397 |
| 2014 | 377 |
| 2015 | 361 |
| 2016 | 353 |
| 2017 | 343 |
| 2018 | 329 |
| 2019 | 318 |
| 2020 | 312 |
Verner in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Verner.Hi! My name is Verner.
- Verner bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Verner lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Verner kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Verner is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Verners mamma är lärare.Verner's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Verners mamma is Verner's mum.
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Questions about Verner
How do you pronounce Verner in Swedish?
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What does the name Verner mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from German, equivalent to English Warner. Derived from German Werner.
How popular is Verner in Sweden?
11 babies were named Verner in 2022. In 2020, 312 people in Sweden had Verner as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2021 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.