Linnéa
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, a popular spelling variant of Linnea.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Linnéa (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Linnéa has been falling 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.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 477 |
| 1999 | 523 |
| 2000 | 532 |
| 2001 | 420 |
| 2002 | 493 |
| 2003 | 476 |
| 2004 | 476 |
| 2005 | 446 |
| 2006 | 414 |
| 2007 | 364 |
| 2008 | 320 |
| 2009 | 283 |
| 2010 | 263 |
| 2011 | 287 |
| 2012 | 258 |
| 2013 | 198 |
| 2014 | 262 |
| 2015 | 200 |
| 2016 | 194 |
| 2017 | 172 |
| 2018 | 224 |
| 2019 | 180 |
| 2020 | 150 |
| 2021 | 131 |
| 2022 | 85 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 10,987 |
| 2000 | 11,321 |
| 2001 | 11,600 |
| 2002 | 11,941 |
| 2003 | 12,248 |
| 2004 | 12,584 |
| 2005 | 12,895 |
| 2006 | 13,171 |
| 2007 | 13,394 |
| 2008 | 13,614 |
| 2009 | 13,769 |
| 2010 | 13,887 |
| 2011 | 14,066 |
| 2012 | 14,180 |
| 2013 | 14,277 |
| 2014 | 14,448 |
| 2015 | 14,595 |
| 2016 | 14,721 |
| 2017 | 14,795 |
| 2018 | 14,934 |
| 2019 | 15,034 |
| 2020 | 15,096 |
Linnéa in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Linnéa.Hi! My name is Linnéa.
- Har du träffat Linnéa? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Linnéa? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Linnéa i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Linnéa this afternoon.
- Linnéas mamma är lärare.Linnéa's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Linnéas mamma is Linnéa's mum.
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Questions about Linnéa
How do you pronounce Linnéa in Swedish?
In IPA, Linnéa is /lɪ²neːa/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it in your device's Swedish voice.
What does the name Linnéa mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, a popular spelling variant of Linnea.
How popular is Linnéa in Sweden?
85 babies were named Linnéa in 2022. In 2020, 15,096 people in Sweden had Linnéa as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling 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.