Magna
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, equivalent to Norwegian Magna.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Magna (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 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 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 | 104 |
| 2000 | 97 |
| 2001 | 90 |
| 2002 | 88 |
| 2003 | 82 |
| 2004 | 76 |
| 2005 | 72 |
| 2006 | 67 |
| 2007 | 66 |
| 2008 | 60 |
| 2009 | 54 |
| 2010 | 49 |
| 2011 | 44 |
| 2012 | 39 |
| 2013 | 39 |
| 2014 | 38 |
| 2015 | 35 |
| 2016 | 34 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2018 | 27 |
| 2019 | 28 |
| 2020 | 29 |
Magna in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Magna.Hi! My name is Magna.
- Magna ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Magna called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Magna har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Magna has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Magnas mamma är lärare.Magna's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Magnas mamma is Magna's mum.
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Questions about Magna
How do you pronounce Magna in Swedish?
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What does the name Magna mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, equivalent to Norwegian Magna.
How popular is Magna in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Magna in 2022. In 2020, 29 people in Sweden had Magna 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.