Vilma
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, variant of Wilma.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Vilma (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Vilma has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1999. 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 | 258 |
| 1999 | 271 |
| 2000 | 242 |
| 2001 | 157 |
| 2002 | 155 |
| 2003 | 157 |
| 2004 | 174 |
| 2005 | 154 |
| 2006 | 191 |
| 2007 | 196 |
| 2008 | 135 |
| 2009 | 158 |
| 2010 | 187 |
| 2011 | 148 |
| 2012 | 137 |
| 2013 | 140 |
| 2014 | 139 |
| 2015 | 153 |
| 2016 | 159 |
| 2017 | 129 |
| 2018 | 140 |
| 2019 | 124 |
| 2020 | 124 |
| 2021 | 139 |
| 2022 | 116 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,335 |
| 2000 | 1,534 |
| 2001 | 1,660 |
| 2002 | 1,771 |
| 2003 | 1,898 |
| 2004 | 2,038 |
| 2005 | 2,160 |
| 2006 | 2,335 |
| 2007 | 2,511 |
| 2008 | 2,619 |
| 2009 | 2,770 |
| 2010 | 2,941 |
| 2011 | 3,072 |
| 2012 | 3,190 |
| 2013 | 3,307 |
| 2014 | 3,433 |
| 2015 | 3,572 |
| 2016 | 3,730 |
| 2017 | 3,858 |
| 2018 | 3,988 |
| 2019 | 4,109 |
| 2020 | 4,227 |
Vilma in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Vilma.Hi! My name is Vilma.
- Har du träffat Vilma? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Vilma? She started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Vilma kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Vilma is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Vilmas mamma är lärare.Vilma's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Vilmas mamma is Vilma's mum.
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Questions about Vilma
How do you pronounce Vilma in Swedish?
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What does the name Vilma mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, variant of Wilma.
How popular is Vilma in Sweden?
116 babies were named Vilma in 2022. In 2020, 4,227 people in Sweden had Vilma as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 1999 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.