Margaretha
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, a less common spelling of Margareta.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Margaretha (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 | 4 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,868 |
| 2000 | 2,885 |
| 2001 | 2,908 |
| 2002 | 2,923 |
| 2003 | 2,969 |
| 2004 | 3,001 |
| 2005 | 3,026 |
| 2006 | 3,037 |
| 2007 | 3,043 |
| 2008 | 3,094 |
| 2009 | 3,109 |
| 2010 | 3,130 |
| 2011 | 3,125 |
| 2012 | 3,136 |
| 2013 | 3,113 |
| 2014 | 3,112 |
| 2015 | 3,103 |
| 2016 | 3,081 |
| 2017 | 3,073 |
| 2018 | 3,040 |
| 2019 | 3,027 |
| 2020 | 2,999 |
Margaretha in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Margaretha.Hi! My name is Margaretha.
- Margaretha ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Margaretha called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Margaretha har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Margaretha has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Margarethas mamma är lärare.Margaretha's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Margarethas mamma is Margaretha's mum.
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Questions about Margaretha
How do you pronounce Margaretha in Swedish?
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What does the name Margaretha mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, a less common spelling of Margareta.
How popular is Margaretha in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Margaretha in 2022. In 2020, 2,999 people in Sweden had Margaretha 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.