Imran
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Arabic. From Arabic عِمْرَان (ʕimrān).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Imran (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, Imran has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2018. 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 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 12 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 25 |
| 2013 | 22 |
| 2014 | 34 |
| 2015 | 36 |
| 2016 | 33 |
| 2017 | 35 |
| 2018 | 39 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 28 |
| 2021 | 32 |
| 2022 | 22 |
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 | 16 | 51 |
| 2000 | 16 | 55 |
| 2001 | 16 | 64 |
| 2002 | 17 | 70 |
| 2003 | 16 | 82 |
| 2004 | 16 | 94 |
| 2005 | 16 | 115 |
| 2006 | 16 | 139 |
| 2007 | 18 | 175 |
| 2008 | 19 | 195 |
| 2009 | 19 | 226 |
| 2010 | 20 | 255 |
| 2011 | 21 | 267 |
| 2012 | 22 | 299 |
| 2013 | 22 | 322 |
| 2014 | 22 | 354 |
| 2015 | 23 | 387 |
| 2016 | 22 | 441 |
| 2017 | 21 | 507 |
| 2018 | 20 | 572 |
| 2019 | 22 | 616 |
| 2020 | 21 | 665 |
Imran in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Imran.Hi! My name is Imran.
- Imran har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Imran has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Imran kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Imran is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Imrans mamma är lärare.Imran's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Imrans mamma is Imran's mum.
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Questions about Imran
How do you pronounce Imran in Swedish?
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What does the name Imran mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Arabic. From Arabic عِمْرَان (ʕimrān).
How popular is Imran in Sweden?
22 babies were named Imran in 2022. In 2020, 686 people in Sweden had Imran as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2018 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.