Ramadan
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Arabic, of Muslim usage. Borrowed from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Ramadan (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, Ramadan has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2008. 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 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 170 |
| 2000 | 182 |
| 2001 | 185 |
| 2002 | 189 |
| 2003 | 194 |
| 2004 | 203 |
| 2005 | 215 |
| 2006 | 222 |
| 2007 | 232 |
| 2008 | 254 |
| 2009 | 274 |
| 2010 | 281 |
| 2011 | 294 |
| 2012 | 308 |
| 2013 | 321 |
| 2014 | 332 |
| 2015 | 347 |
| 2016 | 373 |
| 2017 | 397 |
| 2018 | 405 |
| 2019 | 407 |
| 2020 | 418 |
Ramadan in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ramadan.Hi! My name is Ramadan.
- Ramadan ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Ramadan called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Ramadan i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Ramadan this afternoon.
- Ramadans mamma är lärare.Ramadan's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Ramadans mamma is Ramadan's mum.
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Questions about Ramadan
How do you pronounce Ramadan in Swedish?
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What does the name Ramadan mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Arabic, of Muslim usage. Borrowed from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).
How popular is Ramadan in Sweden?
2 babies were named Ramadan in 2022. In 2020, 418 people in Sweden had Ramadan as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2008 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.