Herta
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, equivalent to English Hertha.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Herta (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Herta has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2013. 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 | 3 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,209 |
| 2000 | 1,129 |
| 2001 | 1,073 |
| 2002 | 981 |
| 2003 | 919 |
| 2004 | 857 |
| 2005 | 797 |
| 2006 | 727 |
| 2007 | 669 |
| 2008 | 621 |
| 2009 | 580 |
| 2010 | 535 |
| 2011 | 505 |
| 2012 | 462 |
| 2013 | 433 |
| 2014 | 385 |
| 2015 | 344 |
| 2016 | 325 |
| 2017 | 300 |
| 2018 | 268 |
| 2019 | 252 |
| 2020 | 240 |
Herta in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Herta.Hi! My name is Herta.
- Herta ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Herta called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Herta i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Herta this afternoon.
- Hertas mamma är lärare.Herta's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Hertas mamma is Herta's mum.
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Questions about Herta
How do you pronounce Herta in Swedish?
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What does the name Herta mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, equivalent to English Hertha.
How popular is Herta in Sweden?
3 babies were named Herta in 2022. In 2020, 240 people in Sweden had Herta as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2013 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.