Top five girl names
Alice, Alma, Selma, Elsa, and Vera.
SE ranking ยท 2021
Most popular baby names in Sweden in 2021.
Alice and William lead the 2021 list. Explore every reviewed rank through 50, recorded counts, ties, and the exact scope behind the numbers.
Alicenumber-one girl name
Williamnumber-one boy name
100ranked names listed
40,070recorded uses in these rows
Top five boy names
William, Liam, Noah, Hugo, and Adam.
Methodology boundary
What changed in 2021?
The publisher or ranking method changed after 2020, so we do not calculate risers or newcomers across this boundary. Both annual lists remain available with their own source notes.
Compare the source notes first
The annual tables are published in full, but treating the rank difference as a popularity movement would be misleading.
Top girl names in 2021
Source-derived rank and recorded count for Sweden. Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice | 676 |
| 2 | Alma | 658 |
| 3 | Selma | 644 |
| 4 | Elsa | 638 |
| 5 | Vera | 626 |
| 6 | Astrid | 607 |
| 7 | Ella | 588 |
| 8 | Olivia | 540 |
| 9 | Signe | 531 |
| 10 | Stella | 527 |
| 11 | Maja | 516 |
| 12 | Ellie | 494 |
| 13 | Ebba | 488 |
| 14 | Agnes | 468 |
| 15 | Saga | 467 |
| 16 | Alva | 466 |
| 17 | Wilma | 455 |
| 18 | Freja | 452 |
| 19 | Hedda | 420 |
| 20 | Mila | 385 |
| 21 | Alicia | 384 |
| 22 | Julia | 373 |
| 23 | Iris | 370 |
| 24 | Luna | 358 |
| 25 | Leah | 356 |
| 26 | Sigrid | 352 |
| 27 | Ines | 336 |
| 28 | Ellen | 335 |
| 29 | Molly | 322 |
| 30 | Lilly | 316 |
| 31 | Nova | 304 |
| 32 | Clara | 297 |
| 33 | Livia | 282 |
| 34 | Ester | 279 |
| 35 | Nora | 265 |
| 36 | Emilia | 262 |
| 36 | Leia | 262 |
| 36 | Liv | 262 |
| 39 | Juni | 261 |
| 40 | Alba | 259 |
| 41 | Elise | 254 |
| 42 | Elvira | 251 |
| 43 | Lily | 243 |
| 44 | Hilma | 239 |
| 45 | Edith | 237 |
| 45 | Majken | 237 |
| 47 | Lova | 226 |
| 48 | Tyra | 225 |
| 49 | Bonnie | 219 |
| 50 | Cleo | 214 |
Top boy names in 2021
Source-derived rank and recorded count for Sweden. Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 715 |
| 2 | Liam | 702 |
| 3 | Noah | 695 |
| 4 | Hugo | 676 |
| 5 | Adam | 636 |
| 6 | Oliver | 581 |
| 7 | Leo | 574 |
| 8 | Frans | 570 |
| 9 | Alfred | 563 |
| 10 | Elias | 552 |
| 11 | August | 524 |
| 12 | Nils | 514 |
| 13 | Leon | 510 |
| 14 | Harry | 501 |
| 15 | Sam | 489 |
| 16 | Otto | 477 |
| 17 | Theo | 472 |
| 18 | Arvid | 459 |
| 19 | Malte | 453 |
| 20 | Charlie | 440 |
| 21 | Olle | 413 |
| 22 | Lucas | 411 |
| 23 | Alexander | 401 |
| 24 | Ebbe | 399 |
| 25 | Vincent | 393 |
| 26 | Adrian | 389 |
| 27 | Gabriel | 380 |
| 28 | Elliot | 378 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 370 |
| 30 | Axel | 356 |
| 31 | Oscar | 354 |
| 32 | Henry | 339 |
| 33 | Ludvig | 320 |
| 34 | Elton | 319 |
| 35 | Jack | 315 |
| 36 | Tage | 312 |
| 37 | Walter | 309 |
| 38 | Theodor | 304 |
| 39 | Isak | 303 |
| 40 | Noel | 299 |
| 41 | Albin | 293 |
| 42 | Ted | 283 |
| 43 | Melker | 278 |
| 44 | Viggo | 273 |
| 45 | Matteo | 263 |
| 45 | Melvin | 263 |
| 47 | Frank | 258 |
| 48 | Valter | 256 |
| 49 | Lukas | 255 |
| 49 | Vidar | 255 |
Publisher
Swedish Tax Agency
Reviewed data
Publisher artifact
Geographic scope
Sweden
Release
Final reviewed release for 2021
Coverage
50 girl names and 50 boy names
Reviewed data licence
Free reuse for any purpose under Swedish Tax Agency statistics terms
Source review
Checked 6 August 2026
Source methodology
National completed-year preferred/call-name (tilltalsnamn) data for children born in 2021, excluding protected identities. Exact spellings are separate and counts below five are suppressed. Official competition rank and count are preserved for every rank through 50, including ties.
Questions about the list
Read the ranking without losing the context.
What are the most popular baby names in Sweden?
Alice is the number-one girl name and William is the number-one boy name in the reviewed 2021 release.
What area does this list cover?
It covers Sweden exactly. It should not be read as a ranking for a broader geography.
How are tied names shown?
4 tied rank positions are preserved from the reviewed data. After a tie, the next rank advances by the number of names sharing that position.
How complete is the page?
The page includes every reviewed row through rank 50 for both categories: 50 girl names and 50 boy names. Counts are retained from the source; display-casing normalization is documented in the methodology.
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