Zlatan
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Zlatan, popularized by Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Zlatan (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Zlatan has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2012. 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 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 136 |
| 2000 | 137 |
| 2001 | 138 |
| 2002 | 137 |
| 2003 | 139 |
| 2004 | 147 |
| 2005 | 150 |
| 2006 | 157 |
| 2007 | 162 |
| 2008 | 167 |
| 2009 | 170 |
| 2010 | 176 |
| 2011 | 178 |
| 2012 | 181 |
| 2013 | 189 |
| 2014 | 193 |
| 2015 | 193 |
| 2016 | 200 |
| 2017 | 208 |
| 2018 | 211 |
| 2019 | 213 |
| 2020 | 219 |
Zlatan in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Zlatan.Hi! My name is Zlatan.
- Zlatan ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Zlatan called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Zlatan har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Zlatan has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Zlatans mamma är lärare.Zlatan's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Zlatans mamma is Zlatan's mum.
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Questions about Zlatan
How do you pronounce Zlatan in Swedish?
In IPA, Zlatan is [ˈslaːtan]. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it in your device's Swedish voice.
What does the name Zlatan mean?
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Zlatan, popularized by Swedish footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović.
How popular is Zlatan in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Zlatan in 2022. In 2020, 219 people in Sweden had Zlatan as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2012 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.