Eda
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Old English. From Old English ead (“riches”), also short for compound given names beginning thus, particularly Edith.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Eda (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, Eda has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. 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 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 277 |
| 2000 | 274 |
| 2001 | 267 |
| 2002 | 264 |
| 2003 | 259 |
| 2004 | 256 |
| 2005 | 254 |
| 2006 | 252 |
| 2007 | 253 |
| 2008 | 257 |
| 2009 | 266 |
| 2010 | 268 |
| 2011 | 268 |
| 2012 | 270 |
| 2013 | 270 |
| 2014 | 267 |
| 2015 | 267 |
| 2016 | 274 |
| 2017 | 284 |
| 2018 | 299 |
| 2019 | 310 |
| 2020 | 314 |
Eda in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Eda.Hi! My name is Eda.
- Eda ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Eda called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Eda i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Eda this afternoon.
- Edas mamma är lärare.Eda's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Edas mamma is Eda's mum.
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Questions about Eda
How do you pronounce Eda in Swedish?
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What does the name Eda mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Old English. From Old English ead (“riches”), also short for compound given names beginning thus, particularly Edith.
How popular is Eda in Sweden?
6 babies were named Eda in 2022. In 2020, 314 people in Sweden had Eda as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2010 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.