The baby name Kremena is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kreh-MEH-nah (Bulgarian IPA: [krɛˈmɛna]).
Kremena is Bulgarian in Origin.
The baby name Kremena is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kreh-MEH-nah (Bulgarian IPA: [krɛˈmɛna]).
Kremena is Bulgarian in Origin.
Rooted in Bulgarian, Kremena (Кремена) is a feminine given name derived from the Slavic root kremen- ‘flint’, the hard stone once used to strike fire. The image of flint lends the name connotations of resilience, inner spark, and steadfast character, and it sits within a broader Bulgarian tradition of nature-inspired personal names formed from native vocabulary.
Use of Kremena became visible in Bulgaria from the late 19th to mid-20th century, a period that favored distinctly Slavic names alongside revivalist cultural currents; today it remains familiar in Bulgaria and among the diaspora, while uncommon elsewhere. Common pet form is Kremi, and the masculine counterpart is Kremen (Кремен). Other languages preserve the root as a common noun - Polish krzemień, Russian kremen’, Ukrainian kremin’ - but it is rarely a given name outside Bulgaria. Variant spellings are usually transliteration-based, with Kremena the standard Latin form.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #50 | 262 | 3,559 |
| BG | 0 | #50 | 31 | 1,799 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #121 | 5 | 3,755 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #812 | 27 | 4,949 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #932 | 24 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #939 | 45 | 5,561 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,400 | 47 | 9,415 |
Kremena is popular in 20 countries — most recent births per country:
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