Branka
- Meaning:
- Defender, protector (feminine of Branko, from Slavic "braniti")
- Origin:
- Slavic
About the name Branka
The feminine form of Branko, from the Slavic 'braniti' ('to defend'). A traditional Slavic name meaning 'protector'.
Popularity with newborns
Branka 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
12,888 people in Croatia are called Branka, according to the 2021 census. That is #63 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Branka is recorded in every Croatian county.
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.