Names are always an interesting topic and they often reflects a country’s culture and trends quite well. Sweden’s beloved Astrid Lindgren has for example had lots of influence on children’s name in the past – before her books there were hardly any children named Ronja or Rasmus, names that exploded in the 80ies. According to SCB (Sweden’s Statistic Institute), Sweden has a “bank” of nearly 245 000 names, if every individual spelling is counted as an individual name. Every year, approximately 4 500 new names are added to the name bank by creative parents and foreign influences.<\/p>\n
You can’t name your child to whatever you like, it must be approved by Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Authority) first but as long as ypur name isn’t insulting or negative, it’s not too difiicult to get your name approved. So, if you feel the urge to name your child to Frihet (freedom<\/strong>), Sladden (the chord<\/strong>), Sn\u00f6 (snow<\/strong>), Okej (okay<\/strong>), Vilse (lost<\/strong>), Unistar or Metallica – please go ahead!<\/p>\n Most of the popular names given to newborn babies in Sweden today have old roots and were popular around 80 years ago. The big no no at the moment are names that were popular in the 40ies and 50ies, for example Ulla, Maj-Britt and Ingeg\u00e4rd (female) and Kaj, Kenneth and Ingemar.<\/p>\n The most popular names in Sweden given to newborn babies 2010 are the following:<\/p>\n Boy’s name:<\/p>\n 1. Oscar<\/strong> Girl’s name:<\/p>\n 1. Maja<\/strong>
\n 2. William<\/strong>
\n 3. Lucas<\/strong>
\n 4. Elias<\/strong>
\n 5. Alexander<\/strong>
\n 6. Hugo<\/strong>
\n 7. Oliver<\/strong>
\n 8. Theo<\/strong>
\n 9. Liam<\/strong>
\n 10. Leo<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n 2. Alice<\/strong>
\n 3. Julia<\/strong>
\n 4. Linn\u00e9a<\/strong>
\n 5. Wilma<\/strong>
\n 6. Ella<\/strong>
\n 7. Elsa<\/strong>
\n 8. Emma<\/strong>
\n 9. Alva<\/strong>
\n 10. Olivia<\/strong><\/p>\n