Top five girl names
Astrid, Alma, Ella, Selma, and Vera.
SE ranking · 2022
Most popular baby names in Sweden in 2022.
Astrid and William lead the 2022 list. Explore every reviewed rank through 50, recorded counts, ties, and the exact scope behind the numbers.
Girls AstridBoys William100 ranked names36,659 recorded usesSource checked 6 August 2026
The short answer
Astrid and William were the most popular girl and boy names in Sweden in 2022.
Top five
The 2022 leaders.
Top five boy names
William, Liam, Noah, Hugo, and Nils.
Compared with 2021
What changed in 2022?
Names are matched by publisher spelling and category. A rise means a better source-derived rank than in the previous annual release.
Girl-name risers
- Alba#40 to #26
- Elvira#42 to #32
- Freja#18 to #9
- Ines#27 to #19
New to this top 50: Lykke, Lea, Sally, Ronja.
Boy-name risers
- Elton#34 to #20
- Ted#42 to #31
- Valter#48 to #38
- Nils#12 to #5
New to this top 50: Dante, Milo, Levi.
Top girl names in 2022
Source-derived rank and recorded count for Sweden. Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astrid | 590 |
| 2 | Alma | 579 |
| 3 | Ella | 547 |
| 4 | Selma | 534 |
| 5 | Vera | 525 |
| 6 | Elsa | 519 |
| 7 | Alice | 513 |
| 8 | Olivia | 484 |
| 9 | Freja | 464 |
| 9 | Stella | 464 |
| 11 | Signe | 447 |
| 12 | Ebba | 442 |
| 13 | Maja | 431 |
| 14 | Ellie | 430 |
| 15 | Saga | 412 |
| 16 | Agnes | 391 |
| 17 | Alva | 390 |
| 18 | Mila | 387 |
| 19 | Ines | 362 |
| 20 | Alicia | 359 |
| 21 | Luna | 351 |
| 22 | Wilma | 350 |
| 23 | Leah | 341 |
| 24 | Iris | 335 |
| 25 | Hedda | 329 |
| 26 | Alba | 323 |
| 27 | Julia | 310 |
| 28 | Molly | 299 |
| 29 | Lilly | 295 |
| 30 | Ellen | 289 |
| 31 | Sigrid | 285 |
| 32 | Elvira | 275 |
| 32 | Juni | 275 |
| 34 | Clara | 271 |
| 35 | Leia | 269 |
| 36 | Lykke | 252 |
| 37 | Nora | 247 |
| 38 | Edith | 245 |
| 39 | Ester | 241 |
| 40 | Nova | 239 |
| 41 | Livia | 226 |
| 42 | Hilma | 222 |
| 43 | Lea | 220 |
| 43 | Lova | 220 |
| 43 | Majken | 220 |
| 43 | Sally | 220 |
| 47 | Elise | 216 |
| 48 | Liv | 213 |
| 49 | Bonnie | 206 |
| 50 | Ronja | 205 |
Top boy names in 2022
Source-derived rank and recorded count for Sweden. Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 678 |
| 2 | Liam | 650 |
| 3 | Noah | 635 |
| 4 | Hugo | 634 |
| 5 | Nils | 584 |
| 6 | Oliver | 563 |
| 7 | Adam | 547 |
| 8 | August | 546 |
| 9 | Elias | 537 |
| 10 | Leo | 525 |
| 11 | Sam | 514 |
| 12 | Alfred | 504 |
| 13 | Leon | 477 |
| 14 | Otto | 476 |
| 15 | Arvid | 430 |
| 16 | Harry | 416 |
| 17 | Theo | 414 |
| 18 | Charlie | 408 |
| 19 | Frans | 397 |
| 20 | Elton | 391 |
| 21 | Malte | 375 |
| 22 | Benjamin | 366 |
| 22 | Lucas | 366 |
| 24 | Olle | 356 |
| 25 | Ebbe | 344 |
| 26 | Elliot | 342 |
| 27 | Gabriel | 341 |
| 28 | Vincent | 339 |
| 29 | Henry | 338 |
| 30 | Ludvig | 328 |
| 31 | Ted | 325 |
| 32 | Alexander | 321 |
| 33 | Adrian | 319 |
| 34 | Axel | 318 |
| 35 | Oscar | 312 |
| 36 | Tage | 311 |
| 37 | Noel | 300 |
| 38 | Valter | 291 |
| 39 | Jack | 280 |
| 40 | Walter | 272 |
| 41 | Melker | 267 |
| 42 | Albin | 262 |
| 43 | Viggo | 260 |
| 44 | Dante | 259 |
| 45 | Isak | 256 |
| 46 | Milo | 252 |
| 47 | Vidar | 246 |
| 48 | Matteo | 244 |
| 49 | Levi | 242 |
| 49 | Theodor | 242 |
Method
What this ranking measures.
- Publisher
- Swedish Tax Agency
- Reviewed data
- Publisher artifact
- Geographic scope
- Sweden
- Release
- Final reviewed release for 2022
- 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 2022, 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?
- Astrid is the number-one girl name and William is the number-one boy name in the reviewed 2022 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?
- 5 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.