Bogdan
How to say it: bog-DAHN · /bɒɡˈdɑːn/
Slavic name from 'bog' (god) + 'dan' (given) meaning 'God-given' - traditional across Eastern Europe.
Bogdan was the 2,631st most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 34 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 18% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,687 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #2,631 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 34 |
| Share of births | 1 in 97,510 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +18% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,687 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,000 among boys’ names, 25 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Bogdan is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Bogdan is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Polish, Russian.
In France: #1,000 for boys in 2025.
Ireland: #406.
Famous people named Bogdan
- Bogdan Lobonț (born 1978)Romanian footballer
- Bogdan Stancu (born 1987)Romanian association football player
- Bogdan Bogdanović (born 1992)Serbian basketball player
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