Margreta
Meaning and origin
Contraction of Margareta (“Margaret”).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Margreta (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 | 185 |
| 2000 | 171 |
| 2001 | 163 |
| 2002 | 150 |
| 2003 | 141 |
| 2004 | 135 |
| 2005 | 122 |
| 2006 | 112 |
| 2007 | 102 |
| 2008 | 93 |
| 2009 | 83 |
| 2010 | 73 |
| 2011 | 61 |
| 2012 | 54 |
| 2013 | 47 |
| 2014 | 44 |
| 2015 | 38 |
| 2016 | 35 |
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2018 | 27 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2020 | 18 |
Margreta in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Margreta.Hi! My name is Margreta.
- Har du träffat Margreta? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Margreta? She started working here on Monday.
- Margreta har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Margreta has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Margretas mamma är lärare.Margreta's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Margretas mamma is Margreta's mum.
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Questions about Margreta
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What does the name Margreta mean?
Contraction of Margareta (“Margaret”).
How popular is Margreta in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Margreta in 2022. In 2020, 18 people in Sweden had Margreta 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.