Abir
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Bengali. Transliteration of Bengali আবির (abir).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Abir (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
Among newborns, Abir has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2016. 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 | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | – | – |
| 1999 | – | – |
| 2000 | – | – |
| 2001 | – | – |
| 2002 | – | – |
| 2003 | – | – |
| 2004 | 2 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | – |
| 2006 | – | – |
| 2007 | – | – |
| 2008 | – | – |
| 2009 | – | – |
| 2010 | – | – |
| 2011 | 2 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | – |
| 2013 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2016 | 5 | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2018 | 2 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | – |
| 2020 | – | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 158 | – |
| 2000 | 163 | – |
| 2001 | 166 | 10 |
| 2002 | 174 | 11 |
| 2003 | 184 | 11 |
| 2004 | 188 | 11 |
| 2005 | 191 | 12 |
| 2006 | 199 | 13 |
| 2007 | 209 | 15 |
| 2008 | 212 | 16 |
| 2009 | 222 | 17 |
| 2010 | 228 | 16 |
| 2011 | 239 | 15 |
| 2012 | 250 | 15 |
| 2013 | 289 | 15 |
| 2014 | 325 | 17 |
| 2015 | 357 | 17 |
| 2016 | 426 | 18 |
| 2017 | 460 | 19 |
| 2018 | 474 | 19 |
| 2019 | 488 | 22 |
| 2020 | 488 | 24 |
Abir in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Abir.Hi! My name is Abir.
- Abir ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Abir called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Abir kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Abir is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Abirs mamma är lärare.Abir's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Abirs mamma is Abir's mum.
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How do you pronounce Abir in Swedish?
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What does the name Abir mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Bengali. Transliteration of Bengali আবির (abir).
How popular is Abir in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Abir in 2022. In 2020, 512 people in Sweden had Abir as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2016 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.