Henrika
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, masculine equivalent Henrik.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Henrika (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 | – |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 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 | 52 |
| 2000 | 53 |
| 2001 | 51 |
| 2002 | 50 |
| 2003 | 53 |
| 2004 | 53 |
| 2005 | 54 |
| 2006 | 55 |
| 2007 | 55 |
| 2008 | 58 |
| 2009 | 59 |
| 2010 | 59 |
| 2011 | 60 |
| 2012 | 58 |
| 2013 | 60 |
| 2014 | 62 |
| 2015 | 63 |
| 2016 | 63 |
| 2017 | 64 |
| 2018 | 64 |
| 2019 | 64 |
| 2020 | 64 |
Henrika in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Henrika.Hi! My name is Henrika.
- Henrika ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Henrika called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Henrika har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Henrika has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Henrikas mamma är lärare.Henrika's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Henrikas mamma is Henrika's mum.
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Questions about Henrika
How do you pronounce Henrika in Swedish?
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What does the name Henrika mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, masculine equivalent Henrik.
How popular is Henrika in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Henrika in 2022. In 2020, 64 people in Sweden had Henrika 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.