The two most preferred names by parents of newborns in Bulgaria in 2025 are Sofia and Alexander. 472 girls were named Sofia last year, and 666 boys were named Alexander, according to data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
The second and third most common names among girls are Maria (460 children) and Viktoria (445 children). The NSI clarifies that for the first time in nine years, in 2025, Viktoria is not the most widespread name among newborn girls.
The Institute also provides a comparative review of the ten most widespread female names in 2015 and 2025. Ten years ago, these were Viktoria (903 children); Maria (850 children); Nikol (811 children); Alexandra (488 children); Raya (430 children); Gabriela (428 children); Daria (415 children), Sofia (390 children); Elena (340 children) and Mihaela (291 children).
The ranking of names in 2025 is as follows: Sofia (472 children); Maria (460 children); Viktoria (445 children); Raya (429 children); Nikol (380 children); Daria (277 children); Gabriela (276 children); Elena (269 children); Alexandra (268 children) and Mihaela (262 children).
Among newborn boys, the official statistics show that after Alexander, the second and third most widespread names for 2025 are Georgi (662 children) and Kaloyan (577 children).
The most widespread male names among newborns in 2015 were Georgi (1181 children); Alexander (1147 children); Martin (928 children); Dimitar (815 children); Nikola (701 children); Daniel (686 children); Kaloyan (581 children); Boris (569 children); Teodor (488 children) and Samuel (226 children).
As already mentioned, the name Alexander is at the top of the ranking in 2025, followed by Georgi (662 children); Kaloyan (577 children); Martin (576 children); Teodor (506 children); Daniel (500 children); Nikola (491 children); Dimitar (468 children); Boris (435 children) and Samuel (428 children).
The names Maria, Elena and Ivanka are, respectively, the three most widespread female names in Bulgaria in 2025. They are borne by 99,335, 46,971 and 45,807 women, respectively.
Among the male names, these are Georgi, Ivan and Dimitar, and they are borne by 138,653, 125,250 and 101,349 men, respectively.
Official statistics show that the most name-day celebrants celebrated in 2025 on Flower Day – over 336,000 people.