How Many People Are Named Bohdan?
An estimated 764 people in the United States have the first name Bohdan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Bohdan peaked in popularity in 1952 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bohdan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bohdan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
764
About 1 in 448,631 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1952
35 births
Total Registered
894
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bohdan
Bohdan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 894 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bohdan as a male name
Ranked #4,573 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 1952 (35 births)
Bohdan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bohdan span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 218 babies were registered. While Bohdan is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bohdan by Decade
How has Bohdan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bohdan by State
Birth registrations for Bohdan span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. The lowest are in Colorado, Florida, New Jersey. On average, about 26 Bohdans were registered per state.
Bohdan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bohdan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bohdan
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bohdan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bohdan?
We estimate approximately 764 people named Bohdan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 448,631 Americans share this first name.
Is Bohdan a common name?
Bohdan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 894 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bohdan most popular?
Bohdan reached peak popularity in 1952, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bohdan is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bohdan a male name?
Bohdan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bohdan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bohdan Smith, Bohdan Johnson, Bohdan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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