Boyan
Boyan is a Slavic male given name. The short form of the name Boyan used in Bulgaria is Bobi or Bobby. Its female equivalent is Boyana.
Meaning & Origin of Boyan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Boyan is a Slavic male given name. The short form of the name Boyan used in Bulgaria is Bobi or Bobby. Its female equivalent is Boyana.
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Etymology
The Story of Boyan
Boyan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2012, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 13 Boyans were born — ranking #6,404 that year. As of 2026, Boyan ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, falling sharply (-26%). In total, more than 102 Boyans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Boyan
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Batbayan of Bulgaria , also known as Batboyan or simply Boyan . The first son of Bulgarian khan Kubrat .
- Boyan-Enravota , the first Bulgarian Christian martyr and the earliest Bulgarian saint
- Boyan the Mage , a 10th century Bulgarian prince and alleged shapeshifter
- Boyan (bard) , Rus' bard from the 10th century
- Boyanka Angelova , Bulgarian gymnast
- Boyan Chowdhury , former lead guitarist of rock band The Zutons
- Boyan Iliev , Bulgarian football player
- Boyan Jovanovic , professor of economics at New York University
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Names that sound like Boyan
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About the name Boyan
Boyan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 102 births in the dataset. Boyan's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #6,404. Use the chart and map above to compare Boyan'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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