Mojtaba
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Persian. Borrowed from Persian مجتبی.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Mojtaba (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.
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 52 |
| 2000 | 52 |
| 2001 | 54 |
| 2002 | 55 |
| 2003 | 62 |
| 2004 | 65 |
| 2005 | 70 |
| 2006 | 71 |
| 2007 | 75 |
| 2008 | 79 |
| 2009 | 82 |
| 2010 | 95 |
| 2011 | 108 |
| 2012 | 135 |
| 2013 | 157 |
| 2014 | 168 |
| 2015 | 178 |
| 2016 | 202 |
| 2017 | 285 |
| 2018 | 324 |
| 2019 | 363 |
| 2020 | 367 |
Mojtaba in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Mojtaba.Hi! My name is Mojtaba.
- Mojtaba bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Mojtaba lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Mojtaba har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Mojtaba has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Mojtabas mamma är lärare.Mojtaba's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Mojtabas mamma is Mojtaba's mum.
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Questions about Mojtaba
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What does the name Mojtaba mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Persian. Borrowed from Persian مجتبی.
How popular is Mojtaba in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Mojtaba in 2022. In 2020, 367 people in Sweden had Mojtaba 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.