Seyed
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Persian, variant of Sayyid. Borrowed from Iranian Persian سید (seyyed), from Classical Persian سَیِّد (sayyid), from Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Seyed (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.
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 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
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 | 10 | 417 |
| 2000 | – | 418 |
| 2001 | – | 415 |
| 2002 | – | 415 |
| 2003 | – | 405 |
| 2004 | – | 391 |
| 2005 | – | 384 |
| 2006 | – | 393 |
| 2007 | – | 415 |
| 2008 | – | 431 |
| 2009 | – | 465 |
| 2010 | – | 510 |
| 2011 | – | 532 |
| 2012 | – | 559 |
| 2013 | – | 589 |
| 2014 | – | 582 |
| 2015 | – | 583 |
| 2016 | – | 598 |
| 2017 | – | 652 |
| 2018 | – | 689 |
| 2019 | – | 709 |
| 2020 | – | 713 |
Seyed in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Seyed.Hi! My name is Seyed.
- Seyed ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Seyed called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Seyed kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Seyed is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Seyeds mamma är lärare.Seyed's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Seyeds mamma is Seyed's mum.
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Questions about Seyed
How do you pronounce Seyed in Swedish?
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What does the name Seyed mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Persian, variant of Sayyid. Borrowed from Iranian Persian سید (seyyed), from Classical Persian سَیِّد (sayyid), from Arabic سَيِّد (sayyid).
How popular is Seyed in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Seyed in 2022. In 2020, 713 people in Sweden had Seyed 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.