Wolfgang
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from German. Borrowed from German Wolfgang (reinforced by Medieval Latin Wolfgangus), from Middle High German Wolfgang, from Old High German Wolfgang, from wolf (“wolf”) + gang (“path, course”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Wolfgang (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. 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 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 558 |
| 2000 | 555 |
| 2001 | 549 |
| 2002 | 553 |
| 2003 | 553 |
| 2004 | 556 |
| 2005 | 565 |
| 2006 | 565 |
| 2007 | 562 |
| 2008 | 566 |
| 2009 | 572 |
| 2010 | 573 |
| 2011 | 572 |
| 2012 | 571 |
| 2013 | 565 |
| 2014 | 559 |
| 2015 | 547 |
| 2016 | 539 |
| 2017 | 536 |
| 2018 | 526 |
| 2019 | 526 |
| 2020 | 525 |
Wolfgang in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Wolfgang.Hi! My name is Wolfgang.
- Har du träffat Wolfgang? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Wolfgang? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Wolfgang kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Wolfgang is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Wolfgangs mamma är lärare.Wolfgang's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Wolfgangs mamma is Wolfgang's mum.
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Questions about Wolfgang
How do you pronounce Wolfgang in Swedish?
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What does the name Wolfgang mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from German. Borrowed from German Wolfgang (reinforced by Medieval Latin Wolfgangus), from Middle High German Wolfgang, from Old High German Wolfgang, from wolf (“wolf”) + gang (“path, course”).
How popular is Wolfgang in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Wolfgang in 2022. In 2020, 525 people in Sweden had Wolfgang as the first name they go by.
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.