Vendela
Meaning and origin
From German Wendela, short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the tribal name Wendel- " a Wend".
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Vendela (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Vendela has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2004. 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 | 103 |
| 1999 | 103 |
| 2000 | 106 |
| 2001 | 102 |
| 2002 | 123 |
| 2003 | 119 |
| 2004 | 135 |
| 2005 | 115 |
| 2006 | 110 |
| 2007 | 90 |
| 2008 | 103 |
| 2009 | 87 |
| 2010 | 78 |
| 2011 | 58 |
| 2012 | 44 |
| 2013 | 63 |
| 2014 | 42 |
| 2015 | 43 |
| 2016 | 36 |
| 2017 | 41 |
| 2018 | 40 |
| 2019 | 43 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2021 | 37 |
| 2022 | 43 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 862 |
| 2000 | 961 |
| 2001 | 1,065 |
| 2002 | 1,176 |
| 2003 | 1,291 |
| 2004 | 1,414 |
| 2005 | 1,519 |
| 2006 | 1,622 |
| 2007 | 1,711 |
| 2008 | 1,822 |
| 2009 | 1,910 |
| 2010 | 1,990 |
| 2011 | 2,041 |
| 2012 | 2,079 |
| 2013 | 2,132 |
| 2014 | 2,171 |
| 2015 | 2,211 |
| 2016 | 2,245 |
| 2017 | 2,274 |
| 2018 | 2,315 |
| 2019 | 2,353 |
| 2020 | 2,375 |
Vendela in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Vendela.Hi! My name is Vendela.
- Har du träffat Vendela? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Vendela? She started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Vendela kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Vendela is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Vendelas mamma är lärare.Vendela's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Vendelas mamma is Vendela's mum.
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Questions about Vendela
How do you pronounce Vendela in Swedish?
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What does the name Vendela mean?
From German Wendela, short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the tribal name Wendel- " a Wend".
How popular is Vendela in Sweden?
43 babies were named Vendela in 2022. In 2020, 2,375 people in Sweden had Vendela as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2004 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.