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HelpWondering how to pronunce Johanna
in Sweden... Also, how popular are the names Signe, Johanna, Johann, Karl, Ingrid and Sigrid/Siri?
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Johanna is prn you-HAH-nah, sort of. Very popular for girls born during the late 70's, the 80's and early 90's, but it's not quite as popular today. It was ranked #2 in 1992, and last year it was ranked #40.
In total, according to www.scb.se (Statistics Sweden), there are 67 937 females named Johanna in Sweden, middle names included.
Signe is quite common among older women, like ~75 or older, and it's getting more and more popular for little girls too. 1990 it was ranked #191, and last year it was ranked #95.
In total, there are 18 087 females named Signe in Sweden.
I've never seen the spelling Johann being used here, but Johan is definitely a classic, very popular for all ages, but maybe most popular for those born during the 60's and 70's? It was ranked #1 or #2 for a looong time, but in 1994 it dropped to 8th place and last year Johan was ranked #40.
In total, 171 949 Johan (and 1017 with the spelling Johann).
Karl is also somewhat of a classic, popular for pretty much all ages I think. Ranked #11 in 2003. I think it's also one of the most popular names for hyphenated names, Karl-Johan, Karl-Erik, Karl-something.
In total, 226 018 Karl, and 113 566 Carl.
Ingrid was ranked #109 last year, and I'm not 100% sure but I don't think it's ever been super duper popular, or unpopular, no real peaks.
In total, 128 664 Ingrid.
Sigrid, I think, is sort of like Signe, quite popular for older women, and getting more and more popular for little girls. It was ranked #127 last year.
In total, 14 329 Sigrid.
Siri is one of my favourite names, I know it's originally a nickname for Sigrid but today I think it's more often used as a "real" name. It was ranked #88 last year.
In total, 6908 Siri.
In total, according to www.scb.se (Statistics Sweden), there are 67 937 females named Johanna in Sweden, middle names included.
Signe is quite common among older women, like ~75 or older, and it's getting more and more popular for little girls too. 1990 it was ranked #191, and last year it was ranked #95.
In total, there are 18 087 females named Signe in Sweden.
I've never seen the spelling Johann being used here, but Johan is definitely a classic, very popular for all ages, but maybe most popular for those born during the 60's and 70's? It was ranked #1 or #2 for a looong time, but in 1994 it dropped to 8th place and last year Johan was ranked #40.
In total, 171 949 Johan (and 1017 with the spelling Johann).
Karl is also somewhat of a classic, popular for pretty much all ages I think. Ranked #11 in 2003. I think it's also one of the most popular names for hyphenated names, Karl-Johan, Karl-Erik, Karl-something.
In total, 226 018 Karl, and 113 566 Carl.
Ingrid was ranked #109 last year, and I'm not 100% sure but I don't think it's ever been super duper popular, or unpopular, no real peaks.
In total, 128 664 Ingrid.
Sigrid, I think, is sort of like Signe, quite popular for older women, and getting more and more popular for little girls. It was ranked #127 last year.
In total, 14 329 Sigrid.
Siri is one of my favourite names, I know it's originally a nickname for Sigrid but today I think it's more often used as a "real" name. It was ranked #88 last year.
In total, 6908 Siri.
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Karl-Johann was the most popular name for men in my family tree
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yo-hah-nah resp- yo-hahn-nah
This message was edited 10/24/2004, 7:37 AM
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