Olga
Meaning and origin
Derived from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha). First recorded in Sweden in 1843.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Olga (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Olga has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2009. 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 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | 11 |
| 2001 | 14 |
| 2002 | 16 |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2005 | 15 |
| 2006 | 12 |
| 2007 | 14 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 16 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 13 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 7 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 4,179 |
| 2000 | 3,994 |
| 2001 | 3,826 |
| 2002 | 3,680 |
| 2003 | 3,565 |
| 2004 | 3,446 |
| 2005 | 3,355 |
| 2006 | 3,292 |
| 2007 | 3,225 |
| 2008 | 3,170 |
| 2009 | 3,160 |
| 2010 | 3,134 |
| 2011 | 3,105 |
| 2012 | 3,100 |
| 2013 | 3,076 |
| 2014 | 3,037 |
| 2015 | 3,022 |
| 2016 | 3,028 |
| 2017 | 3,030 |
| 2018 | 3,039 |
| 2019 | 3,019 |
| 2020 | 3,004 |
Olga in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Olga.Hi! My name is Olga.
- Olga har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Olga has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Olga kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Olga is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Olgas mamma är lärare.Olga's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Olgas mamma is Olga's mum.
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Questions about Olga
How do you pronounce Olga in Swedish?
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What does the name Olga mean?
Derived from Russian and Ukrainian О́льга (Ólʹha). First recorded in Sweden in 1843.
How popular is Olga in Sweden?
7 babies were named Olga in 2022. In 2020, 3,004 people in Sweden had Olga as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2009 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.