Virginia
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state/colony was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen, equivalent to virgin + -ia.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Virginia (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.
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 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 287 |
| 2000 | 294 |
| 2001 | 309 |
| 2002 | 303 |
| 2003 | 303 |
| 2004 | 303 |
| 2005 | 306 |
| 2006 | 302 |
| 2007 | 298 |
| 2008 | 308 |
| 2009 | 310 |
| 2010 | 309 |
| 2011 | 311 |
| 2012 | 320 |
| 2013 | 323 |
| 2014 | 317 |
| 2015 | 317 |
| 2016 | 321 |
| 2017 | 316 |
| 2018 | 321 |
| 2019 | 331 |
| 2020 | 336 |
Virginia in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Virginia.Hi! My name is Virginia.
- Har du träffat Virginia? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Virginia? She started working here on Monday.
- Virginia har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Virginia has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Virginias mamma är lärare.Virginia's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Virginias mamma is Virginia's mum.
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Questions about Virginia
How do you pronounce Virginia in Swedish?
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What does the name Virginia mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state/colony was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen, equivalent to virgin + -ia.
How popular is Virginia in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Virginia in 2022. In 2020, 336 people in Sweden had Virginia 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.