Margita
Meaning and origin
Contraction of Margareta (“Margaret”), in modern times also associated with Italian Margherita.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Margita (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.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 846 |
| 2000 | 848 |
| 2001 | 849 |
| 2002 | 844 |
| 2003 | 848 |
| 2004 | 847 |
| 2005 | 839 |
| 2006 | 839 |
| 2007 | 834 |
| 2008 | 831 |
| 2009 | 823 |
| 2010 | 823 |
| 2011 | 820 |
| 2012 | 816 |
| 2013 | 812 |
| 2014 | 806 |
| 2015 | 798 |
| 2016 | 793 |
| 2017 | 786 |
| 2018 | 777 |
| 2019 | 765 |
| 2020 | 755 |
Margita in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Margita.Hi! My name is Margita.
- Har du träffat Margita? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Margita? She started working here on Monday.
- Margita har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Margita has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Margitas mamma är lärare.Margita's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Margitas mamma is Margita's mum.
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Questions about Margita
How do you pronounce Margita in Swedish?
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What does the name Margita mean?
Contraction of Margareta (“Margaret”), in modern times also associated with Italian Margherita.
How popular is Margita in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Margita in 2022. In 2020, 755 people in Sweden had Margita 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.