Reza
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Iranian Persian [in turn from Classical Persian, in turn from Arabic], variant of Riza. Borrowed from Iranian Persian رِضَا (rezâ), from Classical Persian رِضَا (rizā), borrowed from Arabic رِضَا (riḍā), from رِضًا (riḍan, “satisfaction, fulfillment”), verbal noun of رَضِيَ (raḍiya, “to be pleased; to be satisfied”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Reza (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, Reza has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2017. 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 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 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 | 629 |
| 2000 | 634 |
| 2001 | 651 |
| 2002 | 675 |
| 2003 | 688 |
| 2004 | 711 |
| 2005 | 726 |
| 2006 | 771 |
| 2007 | 792 |
| 2008 | 841 |
| 2009 | 884 |
| 2010 | 935 |
| 2011 | 1,001 |
| 2012 | 1,067 |
| 2013 | 1,129 |
| 2014 | 1,178 |
| 2015 | 1,205 |
| 2016 | 1,283 |
| 2017 | 1,475 |
| 2018 | 1,596 |
| 2019 | 1,724 |
| 2020 | 1,767 |
Reza in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Reza.Hi! My name is Reza.
- Reza ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Reza called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Reza har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Reza has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Rezas mamma är lärare.Reza's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Rezas mamma is Reza's mum.
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Questions about Reza
How do you pronounce Reza in Swedish?
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What does the name Reza mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Iranian Persian [in turn from Classical Persian, in turn from Arabic], variant of Riza. Borrowed from Iranian Persian رِضَا (rezâ), from Classical Persian رِضَا (rizā), borrowed from Arabic رِضَا (riḍā), from رِضًا (riḍan, “satisfaction, fulfillment”), verbal noun of رَضِيَ (raḍiya, “to be pleased; to be satisfied”).
How popular is Reza in Sweden?
2 babies were named Reza in 2022. In 2020, 1,767 people in Sweden had Reza as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2017 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.