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Bojan

Quick answerBojan means "battle" or "warrior," derived from the Slavic root *boj- (meaning "battle" or "fight").

Serbian · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#12,518
TrendVintage
Peak year2010
Syllables2
OriginSerbian
LanguageSerbian
CultureSerbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Letters5
Numerology6 Chaldean 7
Global rank#596

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Bojan

Bojan means "battle" or "warrior," derived from the Slavic root *boj- (meaning "battle" or "fight").

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Etymology

Bojan means "battle" or "warrior," derived from the Slavic root *boj- (meaning "battle" or "fight"). It is primarily used in South Slavic cultures (e.g., Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Bulgarian) and is historically associated with medieval Slavic nobility, such as the 9th-century Bulgarian ruler Khan Bojan.

Bojan currently ranks #12,518 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2010.

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