Göran
Meaning and origin
From Late Old Swedish Iø̄rian, from Early Old Swedish Iø̄ran or from Middle Low German Jurian. Related to modern German Jürgen and English George. First recorded in Sweden as Jöran in 1509.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Göran (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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 | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 28,832 |
| 2000 | 28,840 |
| 2001 | 28,832 |
| 2002 | 28,801 |
| 2003 | 28,843 |
| 2004 | 28,869 |
| 2005 | 28,760 |
| 2006 | 28,687 |
| 2007 | 28,478 |
| 2008 | 28,303 |
| 2009 | 28,077 |
| 2010 | 27,830 |
| 2011 | 27,573 |
| 2012 | 27,314 |
| 2013 | 27,074 |
| 2014 | 26,754 |
| 2015 | 26,430 |
| 2016 | 26,048 |
| 2017 | 25,647 |
| 2018 | 25,291 |
| 2019 | 24,920 |
| 2020 | 24,544 |
Göran in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Göran.Hi! My name is Göran.
- Göran bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Göran lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Göran kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Göran is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Görans mamma är lärare.Göran's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Görans mamma is Göran's mum.
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Questions about Göran
How do you pronounce Göran in Swedish?
In IPA, Göran is /ˈjøːˌran/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Göran mean?
From Late Old Swedish Iø̄rian, from Early Old Swedish Iø̄ran or from Middle Low German Jurian. Related to modern German Jürgen and English George. First recorded in Sweden as Jöran in 1509.
How popular is Göran in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Göran in 2022. In 2020, 24,544 people in Sweden had Göran 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.