Bogdan is a distinctive choice, ranked #2133 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Bogdan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2133
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About the Name Bogdan
Bogdan has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 1140 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #812 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2007.
Bogdan is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Bogdan in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Bogdan
Bogdan Dinu — Bogdan Dinu is a Romanian former professional boxer in the heavyweight division.
Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball) — Bogdan Bogdanović is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Ana Bogdan — Ana Bogdan is a Romanian professional tennis player.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Bogdan
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Bogdan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Bogdan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Bogdan is declining: down 1,321 places since 2020, to #2,133 in 2025. It peaked at #812 in 2020.
Bogdan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Bogdan include: Bogdan Dinu, Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball) and Ana Bogdan. Short summaries for each appear below.
Bogdan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Bogdans in the wild.
11
UK babies named Bogdan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 1321 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Bogdan
Almost certainly the only Bogdan in the class
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UK Popularity (2007–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Bogdan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Christopher Carl Bogdan is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General who served as the Program Executive Officer for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office in Arlington, Virginia.