Tindra
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name popular in the 2000s. A modern creation from the verb tindra (“to shine, twinkle”), reinforced by names like Tina and Sandra.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Tindra (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Tindra has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2005. 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 | 25 |
| 2000 | 49 |
| 2001 | 126 |
| 2002 | 314 |
| 2003 | 440 |
| 2004 | 467 |
| 2005 | 499 |
| 2006 | 486 |
| 2007 | 404 |
| 2008 | 379 |
| 2009 | 339 |
| 2010 | 293 |
| 2011 | 229 |
| 2012 | 176 |
| 2013 | 160 |
| 2014 | 146 |
| 2015 | 153 |
| 2016 | 106 |
| 2017 | 73 |
| 2018 | 78 |
| 2019 | 33 |
| 2020 | 34 |
| 2021 | 43 |
| 2022 | 22 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 58 |
| 2000 | 106 |
| 2001 | 235 |
| 2002 | 540 |
| 2003 | 969 |
| 2004 | 1,426 |
| 2005 | 1,908 |
| 2006 | 2,379 |
| 2007 | 2,769 |
| 2008 | 3,165 |
| 2009 | 3,513 |
| 2010 | 3,801 |
| 2011 | 4,022 |
| 2012 | 4,204 |
| 2013 | 4,365 |
| 2014 | 4,505 |
| 2015 | 4,665 |
| 2016 | 4,761 |
| 2017 | 4,832 |
| 2018 | 4,907 |
| 2019 | 4,940 |
| 2020 | 4,969 |
Tindra in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Tindra.Hi! My name is Tindra.
- Tindra ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Tindra called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Tindra kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Tindra is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Tindras mamma är lärare.Tindra's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Tindras mamma is Tindra's mum.
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Questions about Tindra
How do you pronounce Tindra in Swedish?
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What does the name Tindra mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name popular in the 2000s. A modern creation from the verb tindra (“to shine, twinkle”), reinforced by names like Tina and Sandra.
How popular is Tindra in Sweden?
22 babies were named Tindra in 2022. In 2020, 4,969 people in Sweden had Tindra as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2005 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.