Bogdan
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from the Slavic languages. From Proto-Slavic *Bogъdanъ, a calque of Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “Theodore”, literally “gift of God”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Bogdan (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 205 |
| 2000 | 207 |
| 2001 | 212 |
| 2002 | 218 |
| 2003 | 220 |
| 2004 | 227 |
| 2005 | 237 |
| 2006 | 256 |
| 2007 | 297 |
| 2008 | 326 |
| 2009 | 342 |
| 2010 | 358 |
| 2011 | 381 |
| 2012 | 404 |
| 2013 | 425 |
| 2014 | 445 |
| 2015 | 458 |
| 2016 | 486 |
| 2017 | 516 |
| 2018 | 526 |
| 2019 | 545 |
| 2020 | 552 |
Bogdan in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Bogdan.Hi! My name is Bogdan.
- Bogdan har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Bogdan has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Bogdans mamma är lärare.Bogdan's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Bogdans mamma is Bogdan's mum.
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Questions about Bogdan
How do you pronounce Bogdan in Swedish?
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What does the name Bogdan mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from the Slavic languages. From Proto-Slavic *Bogъdanъ, a calque of Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “Theodore”, literally “gift of God”).
How popular is Bogdan in Sweden?
4 babies were named Bogdan in 2022. In 2020, 552 people in Sweden had Bogdan as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.