The baby name Bostan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BOH-stahn (English); boos-TAHN (Persian); bos-TAHN (Turkish).
Bostan is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Bostan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BOH-stahn (English); boos-TAHN (Persian); bos-TAHN (Turkish).
Bostan is Persian in Origin.
Bostan derives from Persian būstān (بوستان), meaning orchard or garden and, more evocatively, place of fragrance. The word combines bū/būy (scent) with the locative suffix -stān (place, land). Through Persian it entered Ottoman Turkish and Urdu; in modern Turkish, bostan denotes a vegetable garden or melon patch. Spellings vary by language and transcription: Bustan, Boostan, Būstān, and in South Asia sometimes Bostaan. Conceptually related names include Gulistan and Gulshan.
The name carries strong literary resonance via Saadi of Shiraz’s Būstān (1257), a classic Persian ethical poem, lending associations of moral cultivation, abundance, and serenity. In Ottoman contexts it also underlies Bostancı, the Sultan’s “gardener” guards. As a given name, Bostan is rare but recognizable across Iranian, Turkish, Urdu-speaking, and Kurdish communities, and it occurs as a surname in the Balkans and Moldova. Overall, it evokes growth, beauty, and a flourishing haven.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 0 | #34 | 1 | 434 | |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #81 | 1 | 756 |
| MD | Girls | 0 | #90 | 3 | 865 |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #258 | 13 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #275 | 15 | 6,578 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #329 | 4 | 5,862 |
| EG | 0 | #408 | 5 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #561 | 5 | 10,162 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #760 | 10 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #868 | 14 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #869 | 18 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #912 | 48 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,058 | 35 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,098 | 114 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,408 | 39 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,422 | 50 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,529 | 86 | 28,008 |
Bostan is popular in 26 countries — most recent births per country:
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