Norma
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name originating as a coinage. Coined name of an imaginary Celtic priestess in Bellini's opera Norma (1831). Sometimes explained as Latin norma (“pattern, model”), or as a feminine form of Norman.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Norma (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Norma has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. 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 | 3 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 536 |
| 2000 | 537 |
| 2001 | 536 |
| 2002 | 528 |
| 2003 | 516 |
| 2004 | 510 |
| 2005 | 507 |
| 2006 | 505 |
| 2007 | 500 |
| 2008 | 500 |
| 2009 | 495 |
| 2010 | 486 |
| 2011 | 486 |
| 2012 | 481 |
| 2013 | 471 |
| 2014 | 470 |
| 2015 | 471 |
| 2016 | 464 |
| 2017 | 455 |
| 2018 | 455 |
| 2019 | 451 |
| 2020 | 437 |
Norma in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Norma.Hi! My name is Norma.
- Har du träffat Norma? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Norma? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Norma i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Norma this afternoon.
- Normas mamma är lärare.Norma's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Normas mamma is Norma's mum.
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Questions about Norma
How do you pronounce Norma in Swedish?
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What does the name Norma mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name originating as a coinage. Coined name of an imaginary Celtic priestess in Bellini's opera Norma (1831). Sometimes explained as Latin norma (“pattern, model”), or as a feminine form of Norman.
How popular is Norma in Sweden?
4 babies were named Norma in 2022. In 2020, 437 people in Sweden had Norma as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2010 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.