Boban
Boban is a Croatian family name and Serbian, Montenegrin and Macedonian masculine given name. Among Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians, Boban might be used as a nickname form of the name "Slobodan" or "Bogdan". Most Croats named "Boban" are originally from a village named Bobanova Draga in the municipality of Grude, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Boban is a masculine given name in Kerala.
- Serbian
- Macedonian
Meaning & Origin of Boban
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Boban is a Croatian family name and Serbian, Montenegrin and Macedonian masculine given name. Among Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians, Boban might be used as a nickname form of the name "Slobodan" or "Bogdan". Most Croats named "Boban" are originally from a village named Bobanova Draga in the municipality of Grude, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Boban is a masculine given name in Kerala.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Serbian
- Macedonian
The Story of Boban
American parents first put Boban on the record books as a baby boy name in 1975, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 6 Bobans were born — ranking #5,123 that year. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 65% of all recorded Bobans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1982 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 17 Bobans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Boban
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Boban. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Bogdan
- Slobodan
Names that sound like Boban
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About the name Boban
Boban is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Boban's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #5,123. Use the chart and map above to compare Boban's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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