Nina
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name popular in the 1970s and the 1980s.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Nina (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Nina has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. 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.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 77 |
| 1999 | 64 |
| 2000 | 59 |
| 2001 | 65 |
| 2002 | 54 |
| 2003 | 49 |
| 2004 | 63 |
| 2005 | 67 |
| 2006 | 55 |
| 2007 | 57 |
| 2008 | 56 |
| 2009 | 54 |
| 2010 | 55 |
| 2011 | 53 |
| 2012 | 60 |
| 2013 | 49 |
| 2014 | 58 |
| 2015 | 47 |
| 2016 | 58 |
| 2017 | 49 |
| 2018 | 60 |
| 2019 | 42 |
| 2020 | 56 |
| 2021 | 63 |
| 2022 | 54 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 10,604 |
| 2000 | 10,710 |
| 2001 | 10,757 |
| 2002 | 10,843 |
| 2003 | 10,918 |
| 2004 | 10,999 |
| 2005 | 11,033 |
| 2006 | 11,099 |
| 2007 | 11,172 |
| 2008 | 11,256 |
| 2009 | 11,328 |
| 2010 | 11,390 |
| 2011 | 11,433 |
| 2012 | 11,485 |
| 2013 | 11,568 |
| 2014 | 11,649 |
| 2015 | 11,746 |
| 2016 | 11,852 |
| 2017 | 11,934 |
| 2018 | 12,004 |
| 2019 | 12,056 |
| 2020 | 12,118 |
Nina in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Nina.Hi! My name is Nina.
- Nina ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Nina called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Nina i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Nina this afternoon.
- Ninas mamma är lärare.Nina's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Ninas mamma is Nina's mum.
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Questions about Nina
How do you pronounce Nina in Swedish?
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What does the name Nina mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name popular in the 1970s and the 1980s.
How popular is Nina in Sweden?
54 babies were named Nina in 2022. In 2020, 12,118 people in Sweden had Nina as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 1998 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.