Popular Names in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Popular names in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2024 were Merjem and Davud — the Bosnian forms of Mary and David — at Number 1.

As well as Merjem, the top names for baby girls include Sara, Asja, Esma, and Iman. The most popular baby boy names, after Davud, were Hamza, Ali, Ahmed, and Amar.

In this south-east European country, with a majority Muslim population, many popular names come from Arabic and Muslim traditions. Bosnian names are often similar to their Turkish forms, such as Lejla, Aiša, Kerim and Mehmed.

There are also some internationally-popular names in the Top 100, including Emma, Eva, Mateo and Liam.

For popular names lists from around the world, visit our main Popular Names page. You might also want to browse Nameberry's real-time lists of Popular Girl Names and Popular Boy Names.