Borna
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 21 babies a year in the US.
Borna by the numbers
Borna was given to 21 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Borna
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Borna. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Borastorm or cold north wind7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Boonegood, favorable; from a surname334 in the US (2017)
- Bjornbear70 in England and Wales (2025)
- Borisfighter, warrior19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Baraainnocence; free from blame8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Brinafair or noble; a form of Brien or Bryn12 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Borna
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