Here is a comprehensive collection of all name days that are celebrated by Bulgarians around the world. This list incorporates many widely recognized traditional Bulgarian name days from the Orthodox calendar. On top of that, we have included some less known name days that may surprise you. Of course, Bulgarians are party people so don't be surprised if one or more name days appear more than once on different dates.

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January 1 Vasilyovden Vasil, Vasilena, Vesela, Veselin, Veselina 2 Ognian, Ogniana, Plamen, Plamena, Serafim, Silva, Silvia, Silviya, Silvana 4 Tihomir 6 Bogoyavlenie/Yordanovden Bogomil, Bogdan, Bogdana, Bozhidar, Bozhidara, Borislav, Borislava, Jordan, Yordan, Yordanka, Nayden, Teodosii 7 Ivanovden Ivan, Ivaylo, Ivanka, Vanio, Vania, Encho, Enio, Zhan, Zhana, Ivayla, Ivelin, Ivelina, Ivet, Ivo, Yoan, Ioan, Ioana, Yonka, Yonko, Yoncho, Yoto, Kaloyan, Kaloian 11 Bogdan, Bogdana, Bogomil, Bogomila, Teodosii 12 Tanya, Tatyana, Tatiana 14 Nina, Adam, Kalcho 17 Antonovden Andon, Anton, Antonia, Dona, Doncho, Donka 18 Atanasovden Atanas, Atanaska, Nasko, Tanyu, Tinka, Jivko, Zhivko, Zhivka, Traian 19 Silvia 20 Eftim, Efimir, Evtim, Evtimiya, Evtimia, Momchil 21 Valeri, Valeria, Maksim 24 Ksenia, Kseniya 25 Grigor, Grigorena 26 Zhivka, Zhivko, Zoia	February 1 Trifonovden Lozan, Trifon, Veselin, Radko, Veselina, Rada, Radka 2 Sretenie Gospodne Radost, Radostina 3 Simeon, Mona, Moncho 4 Zheko, Zhelyazko, Zhechka, Zhechko, Zhecho 5 Dobrin, Dobrinka 6 Svetla, Svetlana, Svetlomir, Doroteya, Ognyan, Ognyana, Plamen, Plamena, Svetozar, Svetlozar, Fotii, Fotina 9 Hristina 10 Valentin, Valentina, Valia, Lambi, Haralambi, Haralampi 11 Vlasii 13 Evlogi 14 St. Valentine Valentin, Valentina, Valya, Valyo	March 1 Evdokiya, Marta, Martin, Martina, Boiko, Boyko 2 Milen, Milena 4 Gerasim, Gera, Gercho 5 Adrian, Adriana 6 Krasimir, Krasimira, Bella, Miroslav, Miroslava 7 Todorovden * Bozhan, Bozhidar, Bozhidara, Bozhil, Bozhko, Emanuil, Manol, Mancho, Teodor, Teodora, Toto, Todor, Teodor, Todora, Dora, Bogdan, Bogdana 9 Mladen, Mladena, Mladenka 10 Galin, Galina, Galya, Galyo, Genoveva 13 Nikifor 14 Venelin 17 Alexi 19 Dariya, Naiden, Naida 20 Svetla, Svetlio, Svetlin, Svetozar, Svetlozar 22 Rosen, Rositsa 23 Lidiya 24 Zahari, Zaharina, Hari 25 Blagoveshtenie Blagovest, Blagovesta, Blagoi, Blaga, Blago, Blaguna, Bonka, Boncho, Marian, Mariana, Blazhe, Evangelina, Vangel, Dobri, Dobrina, Dobrinka 26 Gavrail, Gavril, Gabriela 28 Albena, Boyan, Boyana, Boyka, Boyko, Boiko, Boicho, Boycho 31 Veniamin
April 1 Avram 6 Strahil 11 Lazarovden * Lazar, Lazo, Lacho, Lachezar 12 Tsvetnitsa * Vencislav, Vencislava, Violeta, Varban, Girgin, Girgina, Dilyan, Dilyana, Zdravka, Zdravko, Latinka, Lilyana, Margarita, Nevena, Roza, Rosen, Rosica, Trendafil, Trendafilka, Tsvetan, Tsveta, Tsvetanka, Tsviatko, Tseno, Stanislav, Stanislava 12 Stela, Zornica, Denica, Ralica 14 Martin, Martina 17 Roberta 18 Viktor, Victor, Victoria, Viktoriya, Vesela 19 Velikden / Easter * Anastas, Velichka, Velika, Veliko, Velichko, Velko, Svetla, Svetozar. Anyone who has 'Velik' as a part of their name 21 Zhelyu, Zhelyo, Zhelio, Jelio 24 Svetli Petak * Zhivka, Zhivko 25 Marko, Mark, Marc 26 Tomina nedelia * Toma, Tomislav, Tomislava 28 Vitalii, Vitan	May 1 Ermen, Ermena, Maya, Ermelina, Ermenko, Tamara 2 Boriana, Boris, Borislav, Borislava, Boryana, Zhivko, Zhivka, Zhivodan 5 Irina, Mira, Irena, Miroslav, Miroslava 6 Gergiovden * Georgi, Georgiya, Gergana, Gyuro, Galin, Galina, Galya, Ganka, Gancho, Genko, Genoveva, Gergin, Gergana, Gergina, Ginka, Zhorzh 9 Hristofor 10 Simona 11 Kiril, Kirila, Metodi, Kiro, Kirilka, Metodiy, Metodiya 12 Iskra 17 Aleksi 21 Elena, Konstantin, Kosta, Kostadin, Kostadinka, Lenko, Dicho, Lenko, Dinko, Elenko, Eli, Elin, Elka, Ilona, Kojcho, Kostadina, Kostadinko, Kuncho, Stamen, Stanimir, Stanimira, Stanka, Stoil, Stoyan, Stoian, Stoyanka, Trayko, Dinko 24 Kiril, Kirila, Metodi, Kiro, Kirilka, Metodiy, Metodiya 26 Karp, Karpo 28 Spasovden * Sotir, Spas, Spaska, Spasena, Spasuna 30 Emiliya, Emil, Emilia, Emilian, Emiliana	June 4 Marta, Panaiot, Ruslan 5 Dorotea 7 Valeri, Valeria 10 Antonina 11 Vartolomei 15 Avgustin, Avgustina, Vitan, Vitomir 17 Asparuh, Krum, Asen, Chavdar, Rumiana, Rumen, Momchil, Desislava 20 Biser, Bisera, Naum 21 Iavor, Iasen, Yavor, Yasen 22 Goryan, Goryana 24 Encho, Enyo, Yanka, Yanko, Yancho, Yanaki, Yani, Yanislav 26 David 29 St. Peter & St. Pavel * Apostol, Kamen, Pavel, Pavlin, Pavlina, Pejo, Penka, Pencho, Petrana, Petar, Petya, Petzo, Petar, Petya, Pavel, Pavlina, Polina, Kamen, Asen, Asya, Desislava, Krym, Rumen, Rumyana, Chavdar, Asen, Asya, Desislava, Krum 30 Apostol, Pavel, Pavlina, Polya, Polina
July 1 Dame, Damyan,Kozma, Kuzman, Damyan, Krasimir, Krasimira, Krasina 2 Rumen, Rumyana, Chavdar 3 Anatoli 6 Avakum, Valentin, Valentina, Valya, Valia 7 Delcho, Delyo, Nedelcho, Nedelya, Nedialko, Nedko, Neshka, Yanka, Yanko 11 Oleg, Olga, Olia, Olya 15 Vladimir, Vladimira, Vlada, Vladena, Gospodin, Gospodinka 16 Yulian, Yuliana, Yuliya 17 Marin, Marina, Marinela 18 Emil, Emilian, Emilia, Emiliyana 20 Ilinden * Iliya, Iliyana, Ilko, Ilina, Ilka, Lilo, Lila 22 Lena, Magda, Magdalena, Manda, Meglena, Miglena 25 Ana, Anica, Yana, Anna, Enko 26 Paraskev, Paraskeva, Parashkev, Parashkeva 27 Dobra, Dobri, Dobrina, Dobrinka, Pancho, Panka, Kliment, Pantelei, Panko, Panto, Dobra 29 Kalin, Goran 30 Evdoki, Evdokim, Evdokia	August 1 Zdravko, Zdravka 2 Nikodim 8 Emil, Emilian, Emiliya, Emilia, Trendafil 14 Martin 15 Uspenie na Presveta Bogoroditsa Mara, Marian, Mariana, Maria, Mariyan, Masha, Mika, Mira, Mario, Despina, Panaiot 20 Samuil 23 Valko, Valo, Vala 26 Adrian, Adriana, Adriyan, Adriyana, Natali, Nataliya 29 Anastas, Anastasi, Anastasiya 30 Aleksandar, Aleksandra, Aleko, Sasho, Sashka 31 Genadii	September 1 Simeon, Simona, Mona, Moncho 3 Antim 5 Elisaveta, Elza, Isabela, Hari, Zahari 8 Rozhdestvo na Presveta Bogoroditsa Ognyan, Ognyana 14 Krastovden Krustan, Krustina, Krustyo, Krastan, Krastina, Krastyo, Kancho, Stavri, Krastyu, Krastena 16 Lyudmil, Lyudmila 17 Vyara, Nadezhda, Lyubov Lyuba, Lyuben, Lyubomir, Lyubov, Nadezhda, Nadya, Sevda, Sofiya, Sofia, Vera, Vyara, Viara, Verin, Veradin, Vyara, Dragan, Drago, Dragoi, Dragomir, Nada,, Lubomir, Lubomira 20 Olga, Oleg 25 Sergei
October 1 Anani, Anania 3 Ruska, Dionisii 4 Vladimir 6 Toma, Tomislav, Tomislava 7 Sergei 11 Filip, Phillip 14 Pencho, Penka, Petka, Petko, Paraskeva, Parashkeva 18 Zlatan, Zlatka, Zlatko, Zlatomir, Luka, Lukan, Zlata, Zlatina 19 Ioan, Ioana, Yoan, Yoana 26 Dimitrovden Dimitrina, Dimitar, Dima, Dimo, Dragan, Mitko, Mitra, Dimana 27 Nestor 28 Lachezar	November 1 Argir 7 Evgeni 8 St. Arhangel Mihail Angel, Angelina, Arhangel, Gavrail, Gavril, Emil, Emilia, Emiliana, Mihaela, Mihail, Ognyan, Ognyana, Plamen, Plamena, Rada, Radka, Radko, Rafail, Raia, Raika, Raina, Rangel, Emiliya, Emiliyana, Emiliyan, Lina, Mila, Milen, Milyo, Mihaela, Mihail, Radivoy, Radoslav, Radoslava, Radostin, Radostina, Raiko, Raycho, Rangel, Rafail, Raya, Rusi 10 Milan 11 Viktor, Viktoriya, Minka, Mincho, Mina, Minko 13 Evlogi 14 Filio, Filip, Filipa, Filyo 16 Matei 23 Aleko, Alexander, Alexandra, Aleksandar, Aleksandra, Tsanko, Tsanka 24 Ekaterina, Katerina, Katina, Katya, Iasna, Yasna, Tinka 25 Kliment, Klimentina 26 Stilyan, Stilyana 30 Andrei	December 1 First snow * Snezha, Snezhana, Sneja, Snejka 1 Naum 4 Varvara 5 Savinden Elisaveta, Sava, Savka, Svetoslav, Svetoslava, Slavi, Slavcho, Sabi, Savina, Stanislav 6 Nikulden Nikola, Nikolai, Nina, Kolyo, Nenka, Niko, Nikolay, Nikolina, Nitza 9 Ana, Anica, Anelia, Anna, Yana, Aneta, Anushka, Nusha 12 Darina, Spiro, Spiridon 14 Adam 15 Svoboda, Elevter, Elevteria 17 Dana, Danail, Danaila, Daniela, Danko 19 Aglaya, Agleya, Aglika 20 Ignat, Ognian, Plamen, Plamena 22 Anastas, Anastasia 23 Naum 24 Blagorodna, Evgeni, Evgenia, Zheni, Zhechka, Parvan, Parvana, Bistra 25 Koleda Hristina, Hristo, Kristina, Kristian, Kristiana, Emil, Itso, Icho, Mladen, Radoslav, Radoslava, Radomir, Radostin, Radostina, Hristofor 26 David, Datso, Dacho, Zhozef, Yosif 27 Stefanovden Venci, Vencislav, Vencislava, Zapryan, Sonya, Stamen, Stanimir, Stanka, Stefan, Stefana, Stefaniya, Stefka, Stoil, Stoimen, Stoichko, Stojko, Stoyan, Stoyanka, Tanya, Tsanka, Tsanko, Tsonka, Tsonyu

* This name day's date varies each year depending on the date of the Orthodox Easter. Actual dates for these namedays for the current year may be different from the ones on this page.