Kajsa
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given name Karin.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Kajsa (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Kajsa has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2002. 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 | 193 |
| 1999 | 190 |
| 2000 | 242 |
| 2001 | 233 |
| 2002 | 249 |
| 2003 | 247 |
| 2004 | 184 |
| 2005 | 183 |
| 2006 | 178 |
| 2007 | 135 |
| 2008 | 127 |
| 2009 | 128 |
| 2010 | 97 |
| 2011 | 89 |
| 2012 | 80 |
| 2013 | 69 |
| 2014 | 65 |
| 2015 | 65 |
| 2016 | 59 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2018 | 36 |
| 2019 | 52 |
| 2020 | 42 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2022 | 26 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 6,512 |
| 2000 | 6,727 |
| 2001 | 6,935 |
| 2002 | 7,169 |
| 2003 | 7,402 |
| 2004 | 7,582 |
| 2005 | 7,720 |
| 2006 | 7,861 |
| 2007 | 7,943 |
| 2008 | 8,068 |
| 2009 | 8,178 |
| 2010 | 8,244 |
| 2011 | 8,293 |
| 2012 | 8,332 |
| 2013 | 8,361 |
| 2014 | 8,398 |
| 2015 | 8,447 |
| 2016 | 8,454 |
| 2017 | 8,435 |
| 2018 | 8,431 |
| 2019 | 8,454 |
| 2020 | 8,461 |
Kajsa in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Kajsa.Hi! My name is Kajsa.
- Kajsa ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Kajsa called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Kajsa kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Kajsa is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Kajsas mamma är lärare.Kajsa's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Kajsas mamma is Kajsa's mum.
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Questions about Kajsa
How do you pronounce Kajsa in Swedish?
In IPA, Kajsa is [²ka͜ɪsa]. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Kajsa mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given name Karin.
How popular is Kajsa in Sweden?
26 babies were named Kajsa in 2022. In 2020, 8,461 people in Sweden had Kajsa as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2002 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.