Asta
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name of Old Norse origin, also used as a pet form of Augusta.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Asta (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Asta has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. 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.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | 15 |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2006 | 15 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 12 |
| 2009 | 23 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 24 |
| 2013 | 19 |
| 2014 | 30 |
| 2015 | 23 |
| 2016 | 23 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2020 | 41 |
| 2021 | 58 |
| 2022 | 50 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 7,719 |
| 2000 | 7,468 |
| 2001 | 7,192 |
| 2002 | 6,934 |
| 2003 | 6,693 |
| 2004 | 6,434 |
| 2005 | 6,134 |
| 2006 | 5,860 |
| 2007 | 5,627 |
| 2008 | 5,368 |
| 2009 | 5,146 |
| 2010 | 4,887 |
| 2011 | 4,633 |
| 2012 | 4,387 |
| 2013 | 4,133 |
| 2014 | 3,903 |
| 2015 | 3,681 |
| 2016 | 3,461 |
| 2017 | 3,277 |
| 2018 | 3,108 |
| 2019 | 2,966 |
| 2020 | 2,789 |
Asta in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Asta.Hi! My name is Asta.
- Asta har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Asta has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Asta kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Asta is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Astas mamma är lärare.Asta's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Astas mamma is Asta's mum.
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Questions about Asta
How do you pronounce Asta in Swedish?
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What does the name Asta mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name of Old Norse origin, also used as a pet form of Augusta.
How popular is Asta in Sweden?
50 babies were named Asta in 2022. In 2020, 2,789 people in Sweden had Asta as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2021 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.