Viktor
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Victor. From Latin Victor. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1640 as Victor.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Viktor (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Viktor has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2003. 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 | 550 |
| 1999 | 582 |
| 2000 | 589 |
| 2001 | 534 |
| 2002 | 546 |
| 2003 | 590 |
| 2004 | 555 |
| 2005 | 549 |
| 2006 | 556 |
| 2007 | 536 |
| 2008 | 425 |
| 2009 | 414 |
| 2010 | 424 |
| 2011 | 427 |
| 2012 | 388 |
| 2013 | 342 |
| 2014 | 308 |
| 2015 | 269 |
| 2016 | 260 |
| 2017 | 196 |
| 2018 | 216 |
| 2019 | 153 |
| 2020 | 136 |
| 2021 | 114 |
| 2022 | 106 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 11,478 |
| 2000 | 11,997 |
| 2001 | 12,519 |
| 2002 | 13,035 |
| 2003 | 13,625 |
| 2004 | 14,142 |
| 2005 | 14,643 |
| 2006 | 15,179 |
| 2007 | 15,685 |
| 2008 | 16,133 |
| 2009 | 16,531 |
| 2010 | 16,902 |
| 2011 | 17,325 |
| 2012 | 17,689 |
| 2013 | 18,015 |
| 2014 | 18,316 |
| 2015 | 18,579 |
| 2016 | 18,832 |
| 2017 | 19,019 |
| 2018 | 19,241 |
| 2019 | 19,412 |
| 2020 | 19,528 |
Viktor in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Viktor.Hi! My name is Viktor.
- Viktor har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Viktor has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Viktor kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Viktor is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Viktors mamma är lärare.Viktor's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Viktors mamma is Viktor's mum.
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Questions about Viktor
How do you pronounce Viktor in Swedish?
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What does the name Viktor mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Victor. From Latin Victor. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1640 as Victor.
How popular is Viktor in Sweden?
106 babies were named Viktor in 2022. In 2020, 19,528 people in Sweden had Viktor as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2003 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.