Popular names in Bulgaria

The latest top baby names and the most common surnames, from National Statistical Institute (NSI).

Top baby names

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Girls

  1. 1Sofiya София
  2. 2Mariya Мария
  3. 3Viktoriya Виктория
  4. 4Raya Рая
  5. 5Nikol Никол
  6. 6Dariya Дария
  7. 7Gabriela Габриела
  8. 8Elena ЕленаGreek
  9. 9Aleksandra Александра
  10. 10Mihaela Михаела

Boys

  1. 1Aleksandar Александър
  2. 2Georgi Георги
  3. 3Kaloyan Калоян
  4. 4Martin Мартин
  5. 5Teodor Теодор
  6. 6Daniel ДаниелHebrew
  7. 7Nikola Никола
  8. 8Dimitar Димитър
  9. 9Boris Борис
  10. 10Samuil Самуил

Source: National Statistical Institute (NSI). Rankings are updated when the publisher releases new data.

Most common surnames

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RankSurnameOrigin & meaningPeople
1Ivanov Иванов—150,384
2Ivanova Иванова—137,731
3Georgieva Георгиева—106,125
4Georgiev Георгиев—103,214
5Dimitrova Димитрова—100,474
6Dimitrov Димитров—99,071
7Petrova Петрова—69,449
8Petrov Петров—67,148
9Nikolova Николова—60,960
10Nikolov Николов—58,674

Source: Forebears (non-official). Rankings are updated when the publisher releases new data.