Popular and traditional Bulgarian names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Bulgaria. 47 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luka | From Lucania; Light | 👦 Boy | Slavic, Georgian |
| Mila | Dear; Gracious | 👧 Girl | Dutch, Slavic |
| David | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Hungarian, Slavic |
| Dimitar | Devoted to Demeter | 👦 Boy | Bulgarian |
| Eva | Life | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, International, Slavic |
| Filip | Lover of horses | 👦 Boy | Polish, Slavic |
| Georgi | Farmer (George) | 👦 Boy | Bulgarian |
| Ivan | God is gracious (Иван) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Slavic |
| Marko | Warlike; Of Mars | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Milica | Gracious; Dear | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Nika | Victory | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Nikola | Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic |
| Ștefan | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | Romanian, Slavic |
| Teodora | Gift of God | 👧 Girl | Romanian, Slavic |
| Andrej | Manly; Brave | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Borislav | Battle glory | 👦 Boy | Bulgarian |
| Boyan | Fighter; Warrior | 👦 Boy | Bulgarian |
| Desislava | Finding glory | 👧 Girl | Bulgarian |
| Dragana | Dear; Precious | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Dunja | Quince | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Gergana | A heroine of Bulgarian folk tales | 👧 Girl | Bulgarian |
| Hristo | Christ; The anointed one | 👦 Boy | Bulgarian |
| Ivana | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Jelena | Light (Helen) | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Kalina | Viburnum | 👧 Girl | Bulgarian |
| Kaloyan | Beautiful John; Tsar Kaloyan | 👦 Boy | Bulgarian |
| Katarina | Pure | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Krum | After Khan Krum | 👦 Boy | Bulgarian |
| Ljubica | Violet; Love | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Lucija | Light | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Marija | Mary; Beloved | 👧 Girl | Maltese, Slavic |
| Matej | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Mirjana | Miriam | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Nevena | Marigold | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Petar | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Slavic |
| Petra | Rock; Stone | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Radostina | Joy | 👧 Girl | Bulgarian |
| Raya | Paradise | 👧 Girl | Bulgarian |
| Snežana | Snowy | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Svetla | Light; Bright | 👧 Girl | Bulgarian |
| Tsvetelina | Flower | 👧 Girl | Bulgarian |
| Vesna | Spring; The goddess of spring | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Viktoria | Victory | 👧 Girl | Bulgarian |
| Yoana | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | Bulgarian |
| Yordan | After the River Jordan | 👦 Boy | Bulgarian |
| Zora | Dawn | 👧 Girl | Slavic |