US rank #3230 Boys' name Peak 2024 744 births

Bogdan — #3230 US boys' name

744 babies named Bogdan in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s371970s171980s101990s892000s1782010s2482020s155
#3230
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 77% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Bogdan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

37 babies were named Bogdan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bogdan

The Social Security Administration has registered 744 babies named Bogdan between 1954 and 2024, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bogdan currently holds the #3230 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bogdan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 248 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Bogdan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Bogdan in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bogdan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 744 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bogdan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

744

Since 1954

71 years of records

Peak year

2024

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,230

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1954

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bogdan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1954

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
37
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
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Bogdan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
248 births that decade — 33% of Bogdan's all-time total
1950s101960s371970s171980s101990s892000s1782010s2482020s155

Bogdan by state

Where Bogdan concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Bogdan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
44 5.9%
#2 California
34 4.6%
#3 Florida
17 2.3%
#4 Washington
10 1.3%
#5 New York
6 0.8%
#6 Oregon
5 0.7%
Illinois share of Bogdan's total US births 5.9%
Even split

44 of 744 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bogdan?
744 babies have been named Bogdan since 1954. It currently ranks #3230 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 37 births.
When was Bogdan most popular?
Bogdan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 248 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Bogdan most popular?
The top states for the name Bogdan are Illinois (44 births), California (34 births), Florida (17 births).
How long has the name Bogdan been used?
Bogdan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 71 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bogdan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bogar, Bogart. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1954–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.