Albertina
Meaning and origin
A feminine form of Albert popularized by 17th- and 18th-century royalty. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1691.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Albertina (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 91 |
| 2000 | 91 |
| 2001 | 92 |
| 2002 | 93 |
| 2003 | 99 |
| 2004 | 101 |
| 2005 | 100 |
| 2006 | 97 |
| 2007 | 96 |
| 2008 | 99 |
| 2009 | 98 |
| 2010 | 96 |
| 2011 | 96 |
| 2012 | 97 |
| 2013 | 99 |
| 2014 | 99 |
| 2015 | 100 |
| 2016 | 100 |
| 2017 | 102 |
| 2018 | 101 |
| 2019 | 103 |
| 2020 | 104 |
Albertina in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Albertina.Hi! My name is Albertina.
- Albertina bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Albertina lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Albertina har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Albertina has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Albertinas mamma är lärare.Albertina's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Albertinas mamma is Albertina's mum.
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Questions about Albertina
How do you pronounce Albertina in Swedish?
In IPA, Albertina is /albæ²ʈiːna/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Albertina mean?
A feminine form of Albert popularized by 17th- and 18th-century royalty. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1691.
How popular is Albertina in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Albertina in 2022. In 2020, 104 people in Sweden had Albertina as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.