Boris
Male#85 most common in Croatia11,291 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Fighter, battle
- Origin:
- Slavic
About the name Boris
Slavic name commonly linked to 'borba' (battle); of early Bulgar-Slavic origin.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- September 6
Popularity with newborns
Boris has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
11,291 people in Croatia are called Boris, according to the 2021 census. That is #85 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Boris is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Boris
- Boris Dvornik — Croatian actor
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.