Vesna
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name of Eastern European usage. Borrowed from Russian Весна (Vesna), Ukrainian Весна (Vesna), Serbo-Croatian Ве̏сна, etc. Doublet of Vasant and Basant, of Sanskrit origin.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Vesna (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
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.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 614 |
| 2000 | 618 |
| 2001 | 626 |
| 2002 | 631 |
| 2003 | 643 |
| 2004 | 648 |
| 2005 | 656 |
| 2006 | 675 |
| 2007 | 686 |
| 2008 | 705 |
| 2009 | 713 |
| 2010 | 724 |
| 2011 | 726 |
| 2012 | 744 |
| 2013 | 755 |
| 2014 | 773 |
| 2015 | 781 |
| 2016 | 802 |
| 2017 | 811 |
| 2018 | 820 |
| 2019 | 831 |
| 2020 | 836 |
Vesna in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Vesna.Hi! My name is Vesna.
- Vesna har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Vesna has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vesnas mamma är lärare.Vesna's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Vesnas mamma is Vesna's mum.
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Questions about Vesna
How do you pronounce Vesna in Swedish?
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What does the name Vesna mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name of Eastern European usage. Borrowed from Russian Весна (Vesna), Ukrainian Весна (Vesna), Serbo-Croatian Ве̏сна, etc. Doublet of Vasant and Basant, of Sanskrit origin.
How popular is Vesna in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Vesna in 2022. In 2020, 836 people in Sweden had Vesna 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.