Belinda
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name originating as a coinage. From Belle + -inda, base from various Romance sources such as French belle, Italian bella (“beautiful”), suffix Latinate form of German linde (“soft”) (English linden, lithe). Popularised by Alexander Pope in his poem The Rape of the Lock (1714). The moon is named after a character in Pope's poem.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Belinda (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, Belinda has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2000. 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 | 12 |
| 2000 | 18 |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | 15 |
| 2004 | 14 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 438 |
| 2000 | 458 |
| 2001 | 467 |
| 2002 | 477 |
| 2003 | 498 |
| 2004 | 519 |
| 2005 | 535 |
| 2006 | 541 |
| 2007 | 556 |
| 2008 | 568 |
| 2009 | 571 |
| 2010 | 577 |
| 2011 | 584 |
| 2012 | 598 |
| 2013 | 605 |
| 2014 | 616 |
| 2015 | 619 |
| 2016 | 629 |
| 2017 | 635 |
| 2018 | 640 |
| 2019 | 639 |
| 2020 | 656 |
Belinda in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Belinda.Hi! My name is Belinda.
- Belinda har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Belinda has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Belindas mamma är lärare.Belinda's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Belindas mamma is Belinda's mum.
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Questions about Belinda
How do you pronounce Belinda in Swedish?
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What does the name Belinda mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name originating as a coinage. From Belle + -inda, base from various Romance sources such as French belle, Italian bella (“beautiful”), suffix Latinate form of German linde (“soft”) (English linden, lithe). Popularised by Alexander Pope in his poem The Rape of the Lock (1714). The moon is named after a character in Pope's poem.
How popular is Belinda in Sweden?
2 babies were named Belinda in 2022. In 2020, 656 people in Sweden had Belinda as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2000 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.