Werner
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, German style spelling of Verner.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Werner (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Werner 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.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 471 |
| 2000 | 472 |
| 2001 | 470 |
| 2002 | 465 |
| 2003 | 459 |
| 2004 | 448 |
| 2005 | 445 |
| 2006 | 438 |
| 2007 | 440 |
| 2008 | 439 |
| 2009 | 446 |
| 2010 | 444 |
| 2011 | 439 |
| 2012 | 429 |
| 2013 | 423 |
| 2014 | 418 |
| 2015 | 413 |
| 2016 | 407 |
| 2017 | 398 |
| 2018 | 388 |
| 2019 | 390 |
| 2020 | 387 |
Werner in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Werner.Hi! My name is Werner.
- Werner har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Werner has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Werner kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Werner is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Werners mamma är lärare.Werner's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Werners mamma is Werner's mum.
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Questions about Werner
How do you pronounce Werner in Swedish?
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What does the name Werner mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, German style spelling of Verner.
How popular is Werner in Sweden?
7 babies were named Werner in 2022. In 2020, 387 people in Sweden had Werner 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.