Top five girl names
Vera, Elsa, Alma, Selma, and Alice.
SE ranking ยท 2023
Most popular baby names in Sweden in 2023.
Vera and Noah lead the 2023 list. Explore every reviewed rank through 50, recorded counts, ties, and the exact scope behind the numbers.
Veranumber-one girl name
Noahnumber-one boy name
100ranked names listed
35,286recorded uses in these rows
Top five boy names
Noah, Hugo, William, Liam, and Nils.
Compared with 2022
What changed in 2023?
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
- Hilma#42 to #33
- Majken#43 to #35
- Ellie#14 to #7
- Alba#26 to #19
New to this top 50: Lily, Ingrid, Tyra, Esther.
Boy-name risers
- Tage#36 to #25
- Theodor#49 to #38
- Ludvig#30 to #21
- Walter#40 to #32
New to this top 50: Lukas, Hjalmar.
Top girl names in 2023
Source-derived rank and recorded count for Sweden. Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vera | 608 |
| 2 | Elsa | 603 |
| 3 | Alma | 597 |
| 4 | Selma | 538 |
| 5 | Alice | 512 |
| 6 | Signe | 494 |
| 7 | Ellie | 490 |
| 8 | Olivia | 488 |
| 9 | Astrid | 470 |
| 10 | Ella | 467 |
| 11 | Stella | 447 |
| 12 | Maja | 442 |
| 13 | Freja | 434 |
| 14 | Saga | 426 |
| 15 | Alva | 415 |
| 16 | Agnes | 392 |
| 17 | Ebba | 381 |
| 18 | Leah | 375 |
| 19 | Alba | 365 |
| 20 | Hedda | 362 |
| 21 | Iris | 344 |
| 22 | Wilma | 341 |
| 23 | Ines | 339 |
| 24 | Alicia | 335 |
| 25 | Mila | 332 |
| 26 | Luna | 304 |
| 27 | Lilly | 292 |
| 28 | Sigrid | 288 |
| 29 | Elvira | 286 |
| 30 | Leia | 280 |
| 31 | Juni | 274 |
| 32 | Julia | 258 |
| 33 | Hilma | 256 |
| 34 | Clara | 253 |
| 35 | Majken | 242 |
| 35 | Molly | 242 |
| 37 | Ellen | 241 |
| 38 | Ester | 238 |
| 38 | Lykke | 238 |
| 40 | Lily | 236 |
| 41 | Nora | 232 |
| 42 | Ingrid | 226 |
| 43 | Nova | 223 |
| 44 | Edith | 205 |
| 45 | Livia | 204 |
| 46 | Sally | 203 |
| 47 | Lea | 198 |
| 48 | Tyra | 194 |
| 49 | Liv | 193 |
| 50 | Esther | 192 |
Top boy names in 2023
Source-derived rank and recorded count for Sweden. Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | 687 |
| 2 | Hugo | 652 |
| 3 | William | 565 |
| 4 | Liam | 558 |
| 5 | Nils | 536 |
| 6 | Oliver | 517 |
| 7 | Elias | 516 |
| 8 | Adam | 507 |
| 9 | August | 506 |
| 10 | Sam | 504 |
| 11 | Alfred | 485 |
| 12 | Otto | 479 |
| 13 | Leo | 463 |
| 14 | Leon | 415 |
| 15 | Frans | 414 |
| 16 | Charlie | 388 |
| 17 | Olle | 372 |
| 18 | Theo | 366 |
| 19 | Harry | 362 |
| 20 | Arvid | 351 |
| 21 | Ludvig | 350 |
| 22 | Malte | 345 |
| 23 | Ebbe | 338 |
| 23 | Lucas | 338 |
| 25 | Tage | 330 |
| 26 | Elliot | 327 |
| 27 | Henry | 326 |
| 28 | Adrian | 322 |
| 29 | Gabriel | 319 |
| 30 | Elton | 318 |
| 31 | Ted | 317 |
| 32 | Walter | 314 |
| 33 | Vincent | 296 |
| 34 | Alexander | 294 |
| 34 | Oscar | 294 |
| 36 | Valter | 293 |
| 37 | Benjamin | 282 |
| 38 | Noel | 274 |
| 38 | Theodor | 274 |
| 40 | Jack | 268 |
| 40 | Viggo | 268 |
| 42 | Axel | 264 |
| 43 | Albin | 256 |
| 44 | Melker | 251 |
| 45 | Levi | 240 |
| 46 | Isak | 236 |
| 47 | Dante | 233 |
| 48 | Lukas | 230 |
| 49 | Matteo | 226 |
| 50 | Hjalmar | 225 |
Publisher
Swedish Tax Agency
Reviewed data
Publisher artifact
Geographic scope
Sweden
Release
Final reviewed release for 2023
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 2023, 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?
Vera is the number-one girl name and Noah is the number-one boy name in the reviewed 2023 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?
6 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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