Kaloyan

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Kaloyan

Say it: kah-loh-YAHN

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Meaning

From Greek kalos 'good, handsome' and Ioannes 'John'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Borne by the 13th-century tsar, it became popular in modern Bulgaria.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

29 babies given this name since 2010
At its height in 2014, about 1 in 239,800 boys
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

Other spellings: Калоян

Greek	Kaloioannes

Famous bearers

Kaloyan, Tsar of Bulgaria

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Where this comes from

Medieval Slavic chronicles and charters
Royal and noble genealogies
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.