Boys' name · since 1917
Bohdan
Bohdan has 925 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,399 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,675 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 925
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
925 babies have been named Bohdan since 1917, making it today's #3675 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Bohdan recorded 925 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #3675 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #5,399 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,675 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 925 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bohdan ranks #5,399 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,675 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 925 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,399 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,675 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 925
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Bohdan's 925 recorded births place it above 88.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Bohdan compares
925 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Bohdan's all-time total is 151% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bohdan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 925 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bohdan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bohdan's full recorded timeline at 1980, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bohdan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1952)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Bohdan by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (218 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Bohdan's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Bohdan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 31
1920s
31 births
- 1950s
1950s
218 births
- 1960s
1960s
117 births
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s
2010s
203 births
- 2020s
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 218 births (24% of all-time use).
How Bohdan 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 Bohdan's total volume
Bohdan by state
Where Bohdan concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 99 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.5% |
99 of 925 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Bohdan's data
- Bohdan's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (218 total births) through the 2020s (123) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Bohdans (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Bohdan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Bohdan 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.