Veronika
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Veronica. From Late Latin Veronica.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Veronika (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Veronika has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2000. 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 | 16 |
| 2000 | 19 |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 14 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,782 |
| 2000 | 1,809 |
| 2001 | 1,832 |
| 2002 | 1,853 |
| 2003 | 1,889 |
| 2004 | 1,915 |
| 2005 | 1,923 |
| 2006 | 1,942 |
| 2007 | 1,949 |
| 2008 | 1,985 |
| 2009 | 2,018 |
| 2010 | 2,041 |
| 2011 | 2,057 |
| 2012 | 2,070 |
| 2013 | 2,075 |
| 2014 | 2,091 |
| 2015 | 2,088 |
| 2016 | 2,110 |
| 2017 | 2,120 |
| 2018 | 2,133 |
| 2019 | 2,142 |
| 2020 | 2,152 |
Veronika in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Veronika.Hi! My name is Veronika.
- Har du träffat Veronika? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Veronika? She started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Veronika kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Veronika is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Veronikas mamma är lärare.Veronika's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Veronikas mamma is Veronika's mum.
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Questions about Veronika
How do you pronounce Veronika in Swedish?
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What does the name Veronika mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Veronica. From Late Latin Veronica.
How popular is Veronika in Sweden?
2 babies were named Veronika in 2022. In 2020, 2,152 people in Sweden had Veronika as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2000 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.