Lova
Meaning and origin
Short form of Lovisa. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1860.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Lova (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Lova has been fairly steady 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 | 42 |
| 1999 | 39 |
| 2000 | 49 |
| 2001 | 71 |
| 2002 | 119 |
| 2003 | 256 |
| 2004 | 276 |
| 2005 | 258 |
| 2006 | 250 |
| 2007 | 225 |
| 2008 | 272 |
| 2009 | 300 |
| 2010 | 324 |
| 2011 | 272 |
| 2012 | 233 |
| 2013 | 224 |
| 2014 | 203 |
| 2015 | 209 |
| 2016 | 179 |
| 2017 | 228 |
| 2018 | 223 |
| 2019 | 246 |
| 2020 | 228 |
| 2021 | 234 |
| 2022 | 215 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 297 |
| 2000 | 348 |
| 2001 | 420 |
| 2002 | 537 |
| 2003 | 789 |
| 2004 | 1,047 |
| 2005 | 1,293 |
| 2006 | 1,540 |
| 2007 | 1,760 |
| 2008 | 2,047 |
| 2009 | 2,348 |
| 2010 | 2,669 |
| 2011 | 2,938 |
| 2012 | 3,169 |
| 2013 | 3,397 |
| 2014 | 3,599 |
| 2015 | 3,806 |
| 2016 | 3,992 |
| 2017 | 4,224 |
| 2018 | 4,455 |
| 2019 | 4,701 |
| 2020 | 4,925 |
Lova in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Lova.Hi! My name is Lova.
- Lova ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Lova called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Lova i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Lova this afternoon.
- Lovas mamma är lärare.Lova's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Lovas mamma is Lova's mum.
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Questions about Lova
How do you pronounce Lova in Swedish?
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What does the name Lova mean?
Short form of Lovisa. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1860.
How popular is Lova in Sweden?
215 babies were named Lova in 2022. In 2020, 4,925 people in Sweden had Lova as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady 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.