The baby name Mladen is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MLAH-den (IPA: /ˈmlɑdɛn/).
The baby name Mladen is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MLAH-den (IPA: /ˈmlɑdɛn/).
Mladen is in Origin.
A South Slavic masculine name from the Slavic adjective mlad “young,” Mladen carries the sense of youth and freshness. It appears in medieval records across the Balkans and was borne by prominent Croatian nobles of the Šubić family in the 13th–14th centuries. The name remained widespread in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Slovenia, enjoying strong usage in the 20th century and now read as traditional yet contemporary.
Common forms include Mladen (Cyrillic Младен), with dialectal variants Mlađan (Mladjan) and Mlađen; feminine counterparts are Mladena and Mladenka. Hypocoristics include Mlađo and Mlađa. Related surnames - Mladenović, Mladenov - reflect patronymic formation. The straightforward meaning “young; youthful” makes it an auspicious choice symbolizing vitality and new beginnings. In English contexts it is typically left unchanged and pronounced MLAH-den.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | Boys | 0 | #29 | 2,092 | 3,997 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #32 | 361 | 2,277 |
| MT | 0 | #41 | 3 | 1,767 | |
| RS | 0 | #44 | 47 | 923 | |
| BG | 0 | #71 | 10 | 1,799 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #73 | 243 | 3,850 |
| HR | 0 | #77 | 143 | 2,081 | |
| SI | 0 | #79 | 2 | 1,612 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #124 | 90 | 3,402 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #135 | 3 | 1,651 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #167 | 10 | 4,064 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #172 | 3 | 3,954 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| Austria | 0 | #196 | 18 | 850 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #215 | 6 | 4,970 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #269 | 187 | 2,180 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #273 | 17 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #299 | 7 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| France | Boys | 1986 | #335 | 3 | 1,628 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| Germany | 0 | #418 | 20 | 2,542 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #522 | 5 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #558 | 8 | 10,162 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #677 | 6 | 3,552 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #693 | 8 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #695 | 20 | 4,183 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #721 | 234 | 5,697 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #882 | 70 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #891 | 40 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,262 | 210 | 10,046 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,266 | 7 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Mladen is popular in 40 countries — most recent births per country:
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