Czech naming traditions & popular names
Looking for baby naming inspiration? Each day of the Czech calendar has a designated name, with a person’s ‘name day’ being celebrated as a second birthday…
The ‘name day’ is celebrated on the date corresponding to a person’s own first name. Although somewhat less important than a birthday, a name day is an occasion to get together with friends and co-workers for a celebration and to go out for a meal. Presents given are chocolates, a bottle of something strong and fresh-cut flowers, which must always be given in odd numbers for happy occasions.
Top 10 most popular Czech names
| Rank | Boy names | Girl names |
| 1 | Jan | Tereza |
| 2 | Jakub | Eliška |
| 3 | Tomáš | Adéla |
| 4 | Adam | Natálie |
| 5 | Ondrej | Anna |
| 6 | Martin | Karolína |
| 7 | Filip | Kristýna |
| 8 | Lukáš | Aneta |
| 9 | Vojtech | Nikola |
| 10 | Matej | Katerina |
Czech names for boys and girls
| Name | Gender | Meaning |
| Anezka | Girl | pure, chaste, a form of Agnes |
| Bedrich | Boy | ruler of peace |
| Bedrich | Boy | a peaceful ruler |
| Belia | Girl | white |
| Benes | Boy | blessed |
| Beta | Girl | dedicated to God |
| Bojanek | Boy | war |
| Boleslav | Boy | great glory |
| Borivoj | Boy | great soldier |
| Bozidar | Boy | gift from God |
| Brandeis | Boy | dweller on a burned clearing |
| Bratislav | Boy | glorious brother |
| Buciac | Boy | thick |
| Capek | Boy | little stork |
| Capeka | Girl | little stork |
| Cermak | Boy | robin |
| Cermaka | Girl | robin |
| Cerny | Boy | black |
| Ctibor | Boy | an honourable fight. |
| Ctislav | Boy | glorious honour |
| Damek | Boy | earth |
| Dana | Boy or Girl | God is my judge |
| Dobromir | Boy | good fame |
| Dobroslav | Boy | good glory |
| Dusan | Boy | the soul, the spirit |
| Dusana | Girl | a soul |
| Duysek | Boy | spirit. |
| Eliska | Girl | truthful |
| Evzen | Boy | of noble birth |
| Evzenek | Boy | well born |
| Fanousek | Boy | Frenchman. |
| Ferda | Boy | brave |
| Frantisek | Boy | Frenchman |
| Frantiska | Girl | free |
| Greguska | Boy | watchful |
| Hnedy | Boy | brown |
| Honza | Boy | gift from God |
| Hrusosky | Boy | dwells near the pear tree |
| Hudak | Boy | blond |
| Ivana | Girl | God is gracious |
| Jakub | Boy | the supplanter |
| Janalynn | Girl | variant of John; wife of Janus |
| Janek | Boy | God has been gracious |
| Janica | Girl | variant of John; wife of Janus |
| Jannah | Girl | variant of John; wife of Janus |
| Jiri | Boy | Czech form of George |
| Jozka | Boy | God will multiply |
| Kafka | Boy | bird |
| Kalena | Girl | a flower and place name |
| Kamil | Boy or Girl | a Roman family name |
| Kamila | Girl | noble |
| Karel | Boy or Girl | A free person. A boy or girl’s name. |
| Katerina | Girl | pure |
| Kazimir | Boy | the great destroyer |
| Kral | Boy | king |
| Kramoris | Boy | merchant |
| Krasava | Girl | beautiful |
| Krystina | Girl | a Christian |
| Kubas | Boy | the supplanter |
| Kusner | Boy | furrier |
| Lida | Girl | a woman from Lydia; cultured |
| Marenka | Girl | bitter |
| Marjeta | Girl | pearl |
| Martinek | Boy | warring |
| Miklos | Boy | Czech form of Nicholas |
| Mila | Girl | industrious |
| Milada | Girl | my love |
| Milan | Boy | the favoured or beloved one |
| Milena | Girl | the favoured one |
| Milos | Boy | favoured |
| Mirek | Boy | Pesce |
| Mirka | Girl | tranquil |
| Miroslava | Girl | tranquil |
| Mlynar | Boy | miller |
| Nadezda | Girl | one with hope |
| Novak | Boy | newcomer |
| Oldrich | Boy | one with riches and power |
| Olexa | Girl | feminine of Alexander |
| Ondrus | Boy | manly |
| Otik | Boy | wealthy |
| Otka | Girl | lucky |
| Radek | Boy | glad |
| Rayna | Girl | a queen |
| Ryba | Girl | fish |
| Strom | Boy | stream; tree |
| Tomas | Boy | a twin, a form of Thomas. |
| Vavrin | Boy | laurel |
| Verushka | Girl | true, faith |
| Viera | Girl | true, faith |
| Viktor | Boy | the conqueror |
| Vilem | Boy | a strong and resolute protector |
| Zdenek | Boy | one from Sidon, a winding sheet |
| Zelenka | Girl | little innocent one |
| Zuza | Girl | graceful lily |
| Zuzana | Girl | a lily |
