Örjan
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Low German, equivalent to English George. Borrowed from Low German Jürgen, from Middle Low German Jurian, from Latin Geōrgius.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Örjan (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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 | 2 |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 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 | 3,066 |
| 2000 | 3,083 |
| 2001 | 3,104 |
| 2002 | 3,124 |
| 2003 | 3,169 |
| 2004 | 3,193 |
| 2005 | 3,172 |
| 2006 | 3,176 |
| 2007 | 3,172 |
| 2008 | 3,192 |
| 2009 | 3,184 |
| 2010 | 3,167 |
| 2011 | 3,154 |
| 2012 | 3,147 |
| 2013 | 3,131 |
| 2014 | 3,115 |
| 2015 | 3,098 |
| 2016 | 3,092 |
| 2017 | 3,077 |
| 2018 | 3,066 |
| 2019 | 3,047 |
| 2020 | 3,013 |
Örjan in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Örjan.Hi! My name is Örjan.
- Örjan har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Örjan has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Örjan kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Örjan is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Örjans mamma är lärare.Örjan's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Örjans mamma is Örjan's mum.
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Questions about Örjan
How do you pronounce Örjan in Swedish?
In IPA, Örjan is [ˈœ̞rjan]. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Örjan mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Low German, equivalent to English George. Borrowed from Low German Jürgen, from Middle Low German Jurian, from Latin Geōrgius.
How popular is Örjan in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Örjan in 2022. In 2020, 3,013 people in Sweden had Örjan 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.