The baby name Boboc is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BOH-bok (approx. Romanian IPA: /ˈbobok/).
Boboc is Romanian in Origin.
The baby name Boboc is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BOH-bok (approx. Romanian IPA: /ˈbobok/).
Boboc is Romanian in Origin.
Boboc is a Romanian given name and surname drawn from the common noun boboc, meaning both “flower bud” and “duckling/gosling,” and colloquially “newcomer” or “freshman.” The word likely develops from Slavic bobŭ “bean” via the diminutive bobokŭ, with the Romanian -oc suffix reinforcing smallness or youth. As a baby name it evokes images of new growth, innocence, and beginnings.
In records, Boboc is better attested as a family name and place-name in Muntenia and Moldavia, appearing in parish and civil registers since the early modern period; as a given name it remains rare but has seen occasional contemporary, often unisex, use in Romania and within the diaspora, sometimes as a middle name or affectionate calling-name. Variants and related forms include Boboacă (regional/feminine), Bobocel (diminutive), Bobociu and Bobocescu (patronymic-style surnames), and the nickname Bobo. Not to be confused with English Bob, short for Robert.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #920 | 11 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,381 | 66 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,408 | 64 | 10,046 |
Boboc is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:
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