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SOCIETY / FAMILY and NAMES
List: Top Ten Most Popular Names Given to Male and Female Babies in Sweden
Date: 2007
Source: Statistics Sweden
Base: All babies born and registered in Sweden in 2007
Notes: The top boys name was William with 1,166 registered births, followed by Lucas (1,065) and Elias (1,047). For girls, the top name was Wilma (922), followed by Maja (907) and then Ella (860). The link above should take you to the SCB's page for name statistics which has babynames since 2002, an alphabetical overview, a name search facility and total population names stats (Erik is the most common male first name and Maria the most common for females.)
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Rank
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Boys Names
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Girls Names
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1
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William
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Wilma
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2
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Lucas
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Maja
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3
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Elias
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Ella
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4
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Oscar
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Emma
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5
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Hugo
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Julia
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6
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Viktor
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Alice
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7
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Filip
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Alva
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8
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Erik
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Linnea
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9
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Emil
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Ida
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10
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Isak
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Ebba
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