Nettan
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given names Jeanette, Agneta, Annette, and Anette.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Nettan (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 | 22 |
| 2000 | 24 |
| 2001 | 26 |
| 2002 | 25 |
| 2003 | 26 |
| 2004 | 28 |
| 2005 | 29 |
| 2006 | 30 |
| 2007 | 30 |
| 2008 | 33 |
| 2009 | 34 |
| 2010 | 35 |
| 2011 | 35 |
| 2012 | 39 |
| 2013 | 42 |
| 2014 | 45 |
| 2015 | 49 |
| 2016 | 50 |
| 2017 | 53 |
| 2018 | 56 |
| 2019 | 64 |
| 2020 | 65 |
Nettan in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Nettan.Hi! My name is Nettan.
- Nettan bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Nettan lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Vet du om Nettan kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Nettan is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Nettans mamma är lärare.Nettan's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Nettans mamma is Nettan's mum.
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Questions about Nettan
How do you pronounce Nettan in Swedish?
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What does the name Nettan mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given names Jeanette, Agneta, Annette, and Anette.
How popular is Nettan in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Nettan in 2022. In 2020, 65 people in Sweden had Nettan 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.