Albina
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. From Latin Albina (name of a third-century martyr), feminine form of the Roman cognomen Albīnus, derivative of Latin albus (“white”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Albina (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Albina has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2002. 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 | 14 |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 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 | 121 |
| 2000 | 132 |
| 2001 | 144 |
| 2002 | 161 |
| 2003 | 168 |
| 2004 | 177 |
| 2005 | 187 |
| 2006 | 205 |
| 2007 | 217 |
| 2008 | 229 |
| 2009 | 230 |
| 2010 | 245 |
| 2011 | 247 |
| 2012 | 254 |
| 2013 | 257 |
| 2014 | 270 |
| 2015 | 278 |
| 2016 | 287 |
| 2017 | 294 |
| 2018 | 298 |
| 2019 | 311 |
| 2020 | 314 |
Albina in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Albina.Hi! My name is Albina.
- Har du träffat Albina? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Albina? She started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Albina kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Albina is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Albinas mamma är lärare.Albina's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Albinas mamma is Albina's mum.
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Questions about Albina
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What does the name Albina mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. From Latin Albina (name of a third-century martyr), feminine form of the Roman cognomen Albīnus, derivative of Latin albus (“white”).
How popular is Albina in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Albina in 2022. In 2020, 314 people in Sweden had Albina as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2002 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
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.