According to Statistics Sweden, the most popular baby names in the country in 2017 were Alice and William.
Here are Sweden’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:
Girl Names
1. Alice, 888 baby girls
2. Alicia, 675
3. Olivia, 634
4. Ella, 607
5. Ebba, 594
6. Lilly, 577
7. Astrid, 572
8. Saga, 569
9. Freja, 568
10. Wilma, 556
Boy Names
1. William, 941 baby boys
2. Oscar, 896
3. Liam, 823
4. Lucas, 793
5. Oliver, 765
6. Alexander, 701
7. Elias, 681
8. Hugo, 670
9. Noah, 654
10. Adam, 613
In the girls’ top 10, Astrid, Freja and Saga replaced Maja, Elsa, and Julia.
In the boys’ top 10, Adam replaced Charlie.
“Maryam and Matteo have risen the most in 2017.”
In 2016, the top two names were Alice and Oscar.
Source: Name Statistics – Statistics Sweden
Image: Adapted from Flag of Sweden (public domain)
