Verna
Meaning and origin
A 19th century feminine form of Verner, in analogy with the rare German name Werna. Also associated with Latin vernus (“springlike”).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Verna (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. 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 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 372 |
| 2000 | 360 |
| 2001 | 346 |
| 2002 | 333 |
| 2003 | 312 |
| 2004 | 298 |
| 2005 | 293 |
| 2006 | 281 |
| 2007 | 265 |
| 2008 | 249 |
| 2009 | 236 |
| 2010 | 222 |
| 2011 | 206 |
| 2012 | 197 |
| 2013 | 185 |
| 2014 | 173 |
| 2015 | 160 |
| 2016 | 153 |
| 2017 | 141 |
| 2018 | 132 |
| 2019 | 119 |
| 2020 | 112 |
Verna in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Verna.Hi! My name is Verna.
- Verna ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Verna called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Verna har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Verna has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vernas mamma är lärare.Verna's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Vernas mamma is Verna's mum.
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Questions about Verna
How do you pronounce Verna in Swedish?
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What does the name Verna mean?
A 19th century feminine form of Verner, in analogy with the rare German name Werna. Also associated with Latin vernus (“springlike”).
How popular is Verna in Sweden?
2 babies were named Verna in 2022. In 2020, 112 people in Sweden had Verna as the first name they go by.
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.