Maj-Britt
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name popular in the 1920s and the 1930s. Maj + Britt
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Maj-Britt (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.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 10,542 |
| 2000 | 10,319 |
| 2001 | 10,060 |
| 2002 | 13,064 |
| 2003 | 12,826 |
| 2004 | 12,582 |
| 2005 | 12,311 |
| 2006 | 12,012 |
| 2007 | 11,688 |
| 2008 | 11,358 |
| 2009 | 10,954 |
| 2010 | 10,526 |
| 2011 | 10,075 |
| 2012 | 9,619 |
| 2013 | 9,218 |
| 2014 | 8,739 |
| 2015 | 8,282 |
| 2016 | 7,800 |
| 2017 | 7,304 |
| 2018 | 6,860 |
| 2019 | 6,409 |
| 2020 | 5,945 |
Maj-Britt in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Maj-Britt.Hi! My name is Maj-Britt.
- Maj-Britt ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Maj-Britt called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Maj-Britt kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Maj-Britt is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Maj-Britts mamma är lärare.Maj-Britt's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Maj-Britts mamma is Maj-Britt's mum.
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Questions about Maj-Britt
How do you pronounce Maj-Britt in Swedish?
Press Listen at the top of the page to hear Maj-Britt from a native speaker's recording. J is said like the English y.
What does the name Maj-Britt mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name popular in the 1920s and the 1930s. Maj + Britt
How popular is Maj-Britt in Sweden?
2 babies were named Maj-Britt in 2022. In 2020, 5,945 people in Sweden had Maj-Britt 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.