Zlatan
Zlatan is a male given name of Slavic origin meaning Golden. The name is common amongst all South Slavic countries, namely in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia and Serbia. The name is found in particularly high frequencies in Bosnia because it is considered ethnically neutral amongst the three dominant Bosnian ethnicities: Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats.
Meaning & Origin of Zlatan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zlatan is a male given name of Slavic origin meaning Golden. The name is common amongst all South Slavic countries, namely in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia and Serbia. The name is found in particularly high frequencies in Bosnia because it is considered ethnically neutral amongst the three dominant Bosnian ethnicities: Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats.
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The Story of Zlatan
Zlatan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2009, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 25 Zlatans were born — ranking #4,097 that year. As of 2026, Zlatan ranks #6,504 for baby boys with 13 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 256 Zlatans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Zlatan
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Zlatan Alomerović (born 1991), German football player of Bosniak descent
- Zlatan Arnautović (born 1956), Serbian handball player
- Zlatan Azinović (born 1988), Swedish football player of Bosnian descent
- Zlatan Bajramović (born 1979), Bosnian football player and coach
- Zlatan Čolaković (1955–2008), Croatian and Bosnian researcher
- Zlatan Dudov (1903–1963), Bulgarian film director
- Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 1981), Swedish former football player of Bosnian and Croatian descent
- Zlatan Krizanović (born 1991), Swedish football player
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Names that sound like Zlatan
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About the name Zlatan
Zlatan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 256 births in the dataset. Zlatan's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #4,097. Use the chart and map above to compare Zlatan'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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