Boys' name · since 1954
Bogdan
Bogdan has 779 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,001 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,398 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 779
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bogdan currently ranks #3398 among boys' names in America, with 779 babies recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bogdan has been recorded 779 times among boys since 1954, currently ranked #3398 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #6,001 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,398 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 779 born since 1954
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bogdan ranks #6,001 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,398 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 779 born since 1954, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,001 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,398 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 779
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bogdan's 779 recorded births place it above 86.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Bogdan compares
779 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bogdan's all-time total is 111% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bogdan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 779 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bogdan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bogdan splits its recorded history at 2001: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bogdan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Bogdan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (249 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Bogdan's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Bogdan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 89
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
178 births
- 2010s
2010s
249 births
- 2020s
2020s
189 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 249 births (32% of all-time use).
How Bogdan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bogdan's total volume
Bogdan by state
Where Bogdan concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 51 | 6.5% |
| #2 | California | | 39 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 17 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Washington | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Oregon | | 5 | 0.6% |
51 of 779 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Bogdan's data
- Bogdan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (249 total births) through the 2020s (189) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Bogdans (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bogdan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~71 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1954–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bogdan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.