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Borna

Unisex#147 most common in Croatia6,972 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Fighter, defender
Origin:
Croatian

About the name Borna

A Croatian name from 'boriti se' ('to fight'), meaning 'fighter'. Duke Borna was a 9th-century ruler of Dalmatian Croatia.

Name day and nicknames

Name day:
June 11

Popularity with newborns

  • Boys · 2025 · 250 births · #19 that year
Position on the annual list
Borna — Position on the annual list#9#12#15#18#21#24201720182019202020212022202320242025

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

6,972 people in Croatia are called Borna, according to the 2021 census. That is #147 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Borna is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

CroatianHistoricalModerately common

Notable people called Borna

  • Borna9th-century duke of Dalmatia and Croatia

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.