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Karl-Anders

Component meanings: “man, husband, freeman” + “manly”

Language contexts for this entry: Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian

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Swedish

Origin: Not established
3 language contexts: Swedish Finnish Norwegian
Follow the evidence: 5 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Karl-Anders

Karl-Anders is a masculine given name documented in Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian. It combines Karl (“man, husband, freeman”) and Anders (“manly”), as cited on those names' pages.

Component meanings in the sources

Reported meaning

Component meanings: “man, husband, freeman” + “manly”

These meanings are reported for the names joined in this compound. Their individual pages provide the source accounts.

Sources for this account (4)

Wikidata Q72845997CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: Karl-AndersCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Karl (cited meaning “man, husband, freeman”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Anders (cited meaning “manly”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

Where Karl-Anders is used

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1 country with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

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Sweden

Language records

Documented as a given name in Swedish.

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03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

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Finland

2026 Spelling: Karl-Anders

Region and dataset

Recorded category male

Latest · 2026: 9; people; Rank #4,378
Peak year: 2026; 9 people

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Source: Digital and Population Data Services Agency · Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Karl-Anders in Finland, male: people and rank by year
Year	People	Rank	Status
2026	9	4,378	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Karl-Anders” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Current first given names of living Finnish citizens residing in Finland or abroad in the Population Information System as of 2026-08-03; extracted 2026-08-04. Foreign citizens, deceased persons and former names excluded. Only the first-name sheets are used.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Names occurring fewer than five times are omitted. Absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Released 2026-08-04 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Börje Tapper
1922–1981
Swedish footballer and manager (1922-1981)
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms4

Wikidata Q72845997CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: Karl-AndersCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Karl (cited meaning “man, husband, freeman”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Anders (cited meaning “manly”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Karl-Anders.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates1

Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Karl-Anders

Karl-Anders is a masculine given name documented in Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian. It combines Karl (“man, husband, freeman”) and Anders (“manly”), as cited on those names' pages.

Component meanings in the sources

Reported meaning

Component meanings: “man, husband, freeman” + “manly”

These meanings are reported for the names joined in this compound. Their individual pages provide the source accounts.

Sources for this account (4)

Wikidata Q72845997CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: Karl-AndersCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Karl (cited meaning “man, husband, freeman”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Anders (cited meaning “manly”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Karl-Anders is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Karl-Anders’s connections around the world.

1 country with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Sweden

Language records

Documented as a given name in Swedish.

Explore Sweden

3 of 3 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

Finland

2026 Spelling: Karl-Anders

Region and dataset

Recorded category male

Latest · 2026: 9; people; Rank #4,378
Peak year: 2026; 9 people

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: Digital and Population Data Services Agency · Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Karl-Anders in Finland, male: people and rank by year
Year	People	Rank	Status
2026	9	4,378	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: Current first given names of living Finnish citizens residing in Finland or abroad in the Population Information System as of 2026-08-03; extracted 2026-08-04. Foreign citizens, deceased persons and former names excluded. Only the first-name sheets are used.
Rounding: Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Names occurring fewer than five times are omitted. Absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips

Released 2026-08-04 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

Read our methodology

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms4

Wikidata Q72845997CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: Karl-AndersCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Karl (cited meaning “man, husband, freeman”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Anders (cited meaning “manly”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Karl-Anders.wavCC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates1

Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Karl-Anders

Component meanings in the sources

Where Karl-Anders is used

Across borders

Sweden

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Notable bearers

Börje Tapper

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Karl-Anders

Component meanings in the sources

Where Karl-Anders is used

Across borders

Sweden

Popularity over time

Finland

History

Notable bearers

Börje Tapper

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page