Wilma
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name derived from Wilhelmina.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Wilma (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Wilma 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.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 575 |
| 1999 | 573 |
| 2000 | 887 |
| 2001 | 731 |
| 2002 | 732 |
| 2003 | 713 |
| 2004 | 623 |
| 2005 | 592 |
| 2006 | 652 |
| 2007 | 719 |
| 2008 | 562 |
| 2009 | 504 |
| 2010 | 546 |
| 2011 | 503 |
| 2012 | 433 |
| 2013 | 456 |
| 2014 | 432 |
| 2015 | 420 |
| 2016 | 421 |
| 2017 | 422 |
| 2018 | 457 |
| 2019 | 445 |
| 2020 | 483 |
| 2021 | 444 |
| 2022 | 356 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,408 |
| 2000 | 2,269 |
| 2001 | 3,003 |
| 2002 | 3,717 |
| 2003 | 4,413 |
| 2004 | 5,022 |
| 2005 | 5,589 |
| 2006 | 6,234 |
| 2007 | 6,945 |
| 2008 | 7,534 |
| 2009 | 8,048 |
| 2010 | 8,578 |
| 2011 | 9,083 |
| 2012 | 9,524 |
| 2013 | 9,976 |
| 2014 | 10,399 |
| 2015 | 10,818 |
| 2016 | 11,243 |
| 2017 | 11,663 |
| 2018 | 12,131 |
| 2019 | 12,560 |
| 2020 | 13,023 |
Wilma in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Wilma.Hi! My name is Wilma.
- Wilma ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Wilma called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Wilma kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Wilma is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Wilmas mamma är lärare.Wilma's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Wilmas mamma is Wilma's mum.
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Questions about Wilma
How do you pronounce Wilma in Swedish?
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What does the name Wilma mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name derived from Wilhelmina.
How popular is Wilma in Sweden?
356 babies were named Wilma in 2022. In 2020, 13,023 people in Sweden had Wilma 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.