Milda
Meaning and origin
Contraction of Matilda and later of Mildred, also interpreted as mild (“mild”).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Milda (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Milda has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2008. 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 | 3 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | – |
| 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 | 149 |
| 2000 | 143 |
| 2001 | 131 |
| 2002 | 131 |
| 2003 | 123 |
| 2004 | 112 |
| 2005 | 113 |
| 2006 | 104 |
| 2007 | 102 |
| 2008 | 102 |
| 2009 | 104 |
| 2010 | 107 |
| 2011 | 109 |
| 2012 | 106 |
| 2013 | 111 |
| 2014 | 108 |
| 2015 | 111 |
| 2016 | 112 |
| 2017 | 116 |
| 2018 | 120 |
| 2019 | 124 |
| 2020 | 126 |
Milda in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Milda.Hi! My name is Milda.
- Har du träffat Milda? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Milda? She started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Milda kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Milda is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Mildas mamma är lärare.Milda's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Mildas mamma is Milda's mum.
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Questions about Milda
How do you pronounce Milda in Swedish?
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What does the name Milda mean?
Contraction of Matilda and later of Mildred, also interpreted as mild (“mild”).
How popular is Milda in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Milda in 2022. In 2020, 126 people in Sweden had Milda as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2008 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
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.