The Most Popular Names In Sweden
The Swedes have more than just Volvos, Abba and Ikea -- they have some very cool (ha ha) names, too. In fact, many of America's popular names have recognizable Swedish counterparts -- albeit with a Scandinavian flair. (See Hanna, Emilia and Filip, for example.) Here's a look at their top 20 for 2000!
Girls
- Julia
- Emma
- Wilma
- Hanna
- Elin
- Linnéa
- Amanda
- Ida
- Matilda
- Moa
- Maja
- Sara
- Ebba
- Felicia
- Emilia
- Klara
- Josefine
- Johanna
- Emelie
- Linn
- Sofia
Boys
- Filip
- Oscar
- William
- Viktor
- Simon
- Anton
- Erik
- Alexander
- Emil
- Lucas
- Jonathan
- Linus
- Adam
- Marcus
- Jacob
- Albin
- Gustav
- Isak
- Sebastian
- David
These are the 20 most common first names given to boys and girls in 2000. The most common form is given for each name, but the numbers include all
alternative spellings. Courtesy Statistiska centralbyr?n.
