Zoltan
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Hungarian Zoltán. From Hungarian Zoltán, from szultán (“sultan”), from Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultan), from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān, “ruler”). Doublet of sultan.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Zoltan (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 | 394 |
| 2000 | 391 |
| 2001 | 391 |
| 2002 | 388 |
| 2003 | 382 |
| 2004 | 375 |
| 2005 | 374 |
| 2006 | 377 |
| 2007 | 398 |
| 2008 | 426 |
| 2009 | 443 |
| 2010 | 455 |
| 2011 | 453 |
| 2012 | 443 |
| 2013 | 431 |
| 2014 | 432 |
| 2015 | 430 |
| 2016 | 429 |
| 2017 | 428 |
| 2018 | 426 |
| 2019 | 422 |
| 2020 | 418 |
Zoltan in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Zoltan.Hi! My name is Zoltan.
- Zoltan ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Zoltan called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Zoltan i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Zoltan this afternoon.
- Zoltans mamma är lärare.Zoltan's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Zoltans mamma is Zoltan's mum.
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Questions about Zoltan
How do you pronounce Zoltan in Swedish?
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What does the name Zoltan mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Hungarian Zoltán. From Hungarian Zoltán, from szultán (“sultan”), from Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultan), from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān, “ruler”). Doublet of sultan.
How popular is Zoltan in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Zoltan in 2022. In 2020, 418 people in Sweden had Zoltan 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.