Bulgaria Public Holidays & Name Days 2025
Complete calendar of official holidays and name days in Bulgaria for 2025.
January 2025
| Day | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 01 | New Year's Day |
| 08 | Babinden |
- 01Vasilovden
Vasil, Vasilka, Veselin, Veselina, Vesela, Veska, Vasilena, Vasilisa, Valko, Valka +8
- 02St. Sylvester of Rome
Silvestar, Silvena, Silvia, Silvana, Silvina, Srebren, Srebrina, Goran, Goritsa, Plamen +7
- 04St. Venerable Trivelius Theoctist
Tihomir, Tihomira, Tervel
- 06Jordanovden
Bogomil, Boyko, Boyka, Yordan, Yordanka, Dancho, Bogdan, Bogdana, Bozhidar, Dinko +18
- 07Ivanovden
Ivan, Ivo, Ioan, Yoan, Ivaylo, Kaloyan, Vanyo, Yovo, Yovko, Yanimir +65
- 11Name day: Bogdan, Bogdana, Bogomil, Teodosy
Bogdan, Bogdana, Bogomil, Teodosi, Teodosiy, Teodosia, Dosyo
- 12Name day: Tatyana, Tanya, Tana
Tatyana, Tanya, Tana
- 14Name day: Nina, Nino, Niya, Adam
Nina, Nino, Nia, Adam, Kalcho
- 15Name day: Gavrail, Gavril
Gavrail, Gavril
- 17Antonovden
Anton, Antonio, Antoan, Andon, Anduin, Doncho, Donislav, Toncho, Tonko, Totyo +19
- 18Atanasovden
Atanas, Atanaska, Asya, Nasko, Nasya, Nastya, Tanyo, Zhivko, Zhivka, Tina +5
- 20Evtimiy Tarnovski
Evtim, Evtimiy, Evtimia, Eftim, Eftimia, Eftimiy
- 21Maxim Izpovednik
Maksim, Maksimilian, Neofit
- 22Name day: Timotey, Timofey
Timotey, Timofey
- 24Name day: Aksenia, Aksiniya, Kseniya, Oksana
Aksenia, Aksinia, Ksenia, Oksana
- 25Name day: Grigor, Grisha, Grigorena, Grigorana
Grigor, Grisha, Grigorena, Grigorana, Grigorina, Grigoria
- 28Name day: Efrem
Efrem
February 2025
| Day | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 22 | Meatfare Memorial Saturday (Mesna Zadushnitsa) |
- 01Name day: Trifon, Lozan, Lozana, Grozdan
Trifon, Lozan, Lozana, Lozanka, Loza, Lozen, Grozdan, Grozdana, Grozdanka, Grozyo
- 03Simeon the God-Receiver
Simeon, Simeona, Simon, Simona, Simo, Sima, Simana, Mona, Simeonka, Monka +3
- 04Name day: Zhelyazko, Zhelyazka, Zhelez, Zhecho
Zhelyazko, Zhelyazka, Zhelez, Zhecho, Zhechka, Zhechko, Zhelka, Zhelyo, Zhelyu, Zheko
- 05Name day: Dobra, Dobri, Dobrin, Dobrina
Dobra, Dobri, Dobrin, Dobrina, Dobrinka, Dobril, Dobromir, Dobromira, Dobroslav, Dobroslava +1
- 06Photios I of Constantinople
Fotiy, Fotin, Fotina, Fotyo, Doroteya, Ognyan, Ognyana, Iskra, Iskren, Svetlana +13
- 10Chuminden
Haralampi, Haralampiy, Haralambi, Hari, Haralan, Lambi, Lambo, Lambrin, Lambrina, Valentin +7
- 13St. Evlogi
Evlogi, Evlogia, Zoya, Zhivka, Svetla, Svetlana
- 14Saint Valentine
Valentin, Valentina, Valya
- 14Trifon Zarezan
Trifon, Trifona, Trifko, Trifo, Triful, Trifa, Trifka, Trufka, Trifula, Trichko +8
- 17Name day: Roman
Roman
- 21St. Eustathius, Archbishop of Antioch
Evstati, Evstatiy, Evstatia
March 2025
| Day | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 01 | Baba Marta Day |
| 02 | Sirni Zagovezni |
| 03 | Liberation Day |
| 08 | International Women's Day |
- 01Name Day: Marta, Martina, Martin
Marta, Martina, Martin
- 04St. Gerasim
Gerasim, Gerasimka, Gerasko, Gercho, Gero, Gerka, Gera
- 08Todorovden
Todor, Todorka, Teodor, Teodora, Todora, Tosho, Bozhidar, Bozhidara, Bozhanka, Darinka +9
- 09The Forty Holy Martyrs
Mladen, Mladena, Mladenka, Gordan, Goryan, Goryanka
- 10St. Galina of Corinth
Galina, Galya, Galin, Galena
- 11Name day: Sofroniy
Sofroniy
- 13Name day: Nikifor
Nikifor
- 17Name day: Aleksey, Aleksi
Aleksey, Aleksi
- 19Name day: Dariya, Darina, Nayden
Daria, Darina, Nayden
- 22Name day: Rositsa
Rositsa
- 24Name day: Zahari, Zaharina, Zarina, Hari
Zahari, Zaharina, Zarina, Hari
- 25Name Day: Blagovest, Blagovesta, Vangeliya
Blagovest, Blagovesta, Vangelia, Blagoy, Blagoyna, Blaga, Bonka, Boncho, Evelina, Evangelina
- 26Name day: Gabi, Gabriela, Gabriel, Gavrail
Gabi, Gabriela, Gabriel, Gavrail, Gavril
- 28Name day: Boyan, Boyana, Boyanka, Albena
Boyan, Boyana, Boyanka, Albena, Boyko, Boyka, Boycho
April 2025
| Day | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 13 | Palm Sunday |
| 18 | Good Friday |
| 19 | Holy Saturday |
| 20 | Orthodox Easter |
| 21 | Easter Monday |
- 01Name Day: Daria, Darina
Daria, Darina
- 06Name day: Strahil
Strahil
- 14Name day: Martin, Martina, Marta
Martin, Martina, Marta
- 18Name day: Viktoriya, Viktor
Viktoria, Viktor
- 23Name Day: Georgi, Gergana
Georgi, Gergana, Georgiev, Gogo, Zhoro, Gergina
- 25Name day: Mark, Marko, Marchela
Mark, Marko, Marchela
May 2025
| Day | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 01 | International Workers' Day |
| 06 | St. George's Day / Bulgarian Army Day |
| 24 | Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature |
- 01Name day: Maya, Tamara
Maya, Tamara
- 02Name Day: Boris, Borislav
Boris, Borislav
- 05Name Day: Irina
Irina
- 06Name Day: Georgi, Gergana
Georgi, Gergana
- 08Name day: Arseniy, Arso
Arseniy, Arso
- 09Name day: Hristofor
Hristofor
- 11Name Day: Kiril, Metodiy
Kiril, Metodiy
- 12Name day: German, Gero, Dzherman
German, Gero, Dzherman
- 20Name day: Lidiya, Lida
Lidia, Lida
- 21Name Day: Konstantin, Elena
Konstantin, Elena, Kostadin
- 24Name Day: Kiril, Metodiy
Kiril, Metodiy
- 30Name day: Emil, Emiliya, Ema, Emilian
Emil, Emilia, Ema, Emilian, Emiliyan
June 2025
- 02Name Day: Nikola, Nikolina
Nikola, Nikolina
- 05Name day: Dorotey, Doroteya, Dora
Dorotey, Doroteya, Dora
- 07Name day: Valeri, Valeriya
Valeri, Valeria
- 11Name Day: Varnava
Varnava
- 20Name day: Naum
Naum
- 24Name Day: Enyovden
Ivan, Yana, Yoan, Yoana
- 28Name day: Vido, Vida, Vidin, Viden
Vido, Vida, Vidin, Viden, Videna, Videlina, Vidoslav, Vidoslava, Vidostin, Vidostina +1
- 29Name Day: Peter, Petya, Pavel
Petar, Petya, Pavel, Petko, Pavlina
- 30Name day: Apostol, Apo, Tsolo
Apostol, Apo, Tsolo
July 2025
- 01Name day: Damyan, Damyana, Kuzman, Krasimir
Damyan, Damyana, Kuzman, Krasimir, Krasimira, Kozma, Kozmo
- 03Name day: Anatoli, Anatoliy
Anatoli, Anatoliy
- 06Name day: Valentin, Valyo, Valentina, Valya
Valentin, Valyo, Valentina, Valya
- 07Name Day: Nedelya, Nedelko
Nedelya, Nedelko, Nedyalka, Nedyalko, Nedelin, Nedelina, Nedelcho, Neda, Nedka
- 11Name Day: Olga, Svetoslav
Svetoslav, Svetoslava, Oleg, Olga, Olya
- 14Name day: Orlin, Orlina
Orlin, Orlina
- 15Name day: Vladimir, Vladimira, Vlado
Vladimir, Vladimira, Vlado, Vladislav, Vladislava, Vladitsa, Vladka
- 16Name day: Yuliya, Yuliyan, Yuliana
Yulia, Yuliyan, Yuliyana, Yuli
- 17Name Day: Marina
Marina, Marinela, Marin, Marinka, Mariyan, Mariyana, Maria
- 18Name day: Emil, Emiliya, Ema
Emil, Emilia, Ema, Emilian, Emiliyan
- 20Name Day: Iliya
Ilia, Iliyan, Iliyana, Ilina
- 22Name day: Magdalena, Magda, Madlen
Magdalena, Magda, Madlen, Magdalina
- 24Name day: Hristina
Hristina
- 25Name day: Ana, Ani, Anna
Ana, Ani, Anna, Anka, Anelia
- 26Name Day: Paraskeva, Petka
Paraskeva, Petka, Pancho, Panko, Panka, Petkana
- 27Name Day: Pantaleon
Panteleymon, Panteley, Panayot, Panayotka, Pano, Pana, Gorazd, Goran
- 29Name day: Kalin
Kalin
August 2025
- 01Name Day: Kalina
Kalina
- 02Name Day: Ilia, Iliyan
Ilia, Iliyan, Ilina, Iliyana, Iskra, Iliana, Ilko, Ilka, Ilcho, Lina +1
- 06Name Day: Hristo
Hristo
- 08Name day: Emil, Emiliya, Ema, Emilian
Emil, Emilia, Ema, Emilian, Emiliyan
- 11Name day: Suzana, Suzi, Syuzi
Suzana, Suzi, Syuzi, Syuzan
- 15Name Day: Maria, Mara, Bogoroditsa
Maria, Mariana, Marin, Mariyan, Mara, Mariyka, Mima, Mimi, Mika, Mariyana +9
- 20Name day: Samuil
Samuil
- 23Name day: Valko, Vitan
Valko, Vitan
- 26Name day: Adrian, Nataliya, Adriana
Adrian, Natalia, Adriana, Adriyan, Adriyana, Natasha
- 29Name Day: Ivan, Yoan
Ivan, Anastas, Anastasia
- 30Name day: Aleksandar, Aleksandra, Aleksandrina, Aleksandriya
Aleksandar, Aleksandra, Aleksandrina, Aleksandria, Aleks, Aleksa, Alek, Aleko, Sasha, Sasho +3
- 31Name day: Genadi, Gena, Geno
Genadi, Gena, Geno, Gencho
September 2025
| Day | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 06 | Unification Day |
| 15 | Day of Sofia |
| 22 | Independence Day |
- 01Name Day: Simeon
Simeon, Simeonka, Simona, Simo, Sima, Simana, Mona, Monka, Moncho, Monika +1
- 05Name Day: Elisaveta, Zahari
Elisaveta, Zahari, Zarko, Zaharina, Zarina, Eli, Elza, Elizabet, Izabel, Betina +1
- 08Name Day: Maria, Mara
Maria, Mara, Mariyka, Mima, Mimi, Mariyan, Mariyana, Marian, Mariana, Masha +4
- 13Name day: Korneliya
Kornelia
- 14Name Day: Krastyo, Kristiyan
Krastyo, Krastina, Krastyu, Krastinka, Krastan, Kristina, Kristiyan, Kristiyana, Kancho, Stavri
- 16Name day: Lyudmila, Lyudmil, Lyusi
Lyudmila, Lyudmil, Lyusi
- 17Name Day: Nadejda, Vera, Lyubov, Sofia
Vyara, Nadezhda, Lyubov, Sofia, Nadya, Nadin, Nada, Nadka, Deshka, Sofi +12
- 20Name day: Evstati
Evstati
- 22Name day: Galabin, Galabina
Galabin, Galabina
- 25Name day: Sergey
Sergey
- 30Name Day: Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov
Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov
October 2025
- 01Name Day: Roman
Roman, Anani, Anania, Nia
- 06Name day: Toma, Tomislav, Tomi
Toma, Tomislav, Tomislava, Tomi
- 14Name Day: Petko, Paraskeva
Petka, Paraskeva, Petko, Petkan, Petkana, Parashkev, Parashkeva
- 18Name Day: Luka
Luka, Lukan, Zlata, Zlatka, Zlatina, Zlatinka, Zlatko, Zlatan, Zlatomir, Zlatomira +4
- 19Name day: Ivan, Yoan
Ivan, Yoan
- 26Name Day: Dimitar, Dimitrinka
Dimitar, Dimitrina, Dimitrichka, Mita, Mitka, Mitko, Mityo, Dimo, Dima, Dimka +6
- 27Name Day: Nestor
Nestor
- 29Name Day: Anastasiya, Asya, Siya
Anastasia, Asya, Sia, Siyka
November 2025
- 08Name Day: Mihail, Mihailovo
Mihail, Miho, Misho, Misha, Mishko, Angel, Angelina, Angelinka, Angelia, Gavril +6
- 11Name Day: Mina
Mina, Mino, Minka, Mincho, Viktor, Viktoria, Viki
- 14Name Day: Filip
Filip, Filipa, Filipka, Filipina, Filya
- 16Name Day: Matey, Mateya
Matey, Mateya
- 21Name Day: Maria
Maria, Mara, Mariyka, Mimi, Mika, Mariyana, Masha
- 23Name Day: Aleksandar, Aleksandra
Aleksandar, Aleksandra, Aleksandrina, Aleks, Aleksa, Alek, Aleko, Sasha, Sasho, Sashka +2
- 24Name Day: Ekaterina, Katerina
Ekaterina, Katya, Katerina, Katrin, Katinka, Keti, Keyt
- 25Name Day: Kliment
Kliment, Klimentina, Klementina, Klim, Klima
- 26Name Day: Stiliyan, Stiliana
Stiliyan, Stiliyana, Stilian, Stela, Steliyan
- 30Name Day: Andrey, Andrea
Andrey, Andreana, Andreyka, Andrea, Andrian, Andriana, Andriyan, Dreya
December 2025
| Day | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 24 | Christmas Eve |
| 25 | Christmas Day |
| 26 | Second Day of Christmas |
| 31 | New Year's Eve |
- 04Name Day: Barbara
Varvara, Barbara, Varya
- 05Name Day: Sava
Sava, Savka, Savo, Savcho
- 06Name Day: Nikola, Nikolay
Nikola, Nikolay, Nikolina, Nikoleta, Niko, Nikolka, Kolyo, Kolya, Koleta, Nika
- 09Name Day: Ana, Anna
Ana, Anna, Aneta, Anita, Anka, Ancho
- 12Name Day: Spiridon
Spiridon, Spas, Spaska, Spiro, Spirka
- 13Name Day: Lutsia, Lusi
Lutsia, Lusi
- 14Name Day: Snezhana
Snezhana, Snezhinka, Snezhina, Snezhka
- 15Name Day: Svoboda
Svoboda, Svobodka
- 17Name Day: Daniel, Daniela
Daniel, Daniela, Dani, Danail, Danaila, Danko, Dancho
- 20Ignazhden
Ignat, Ignata, Ignatiy, Igno, Ignyo, Igo, Igon, Iga, Ina, Ignatka +13
- 21Name Day: Yuliya, Yuliyan
Yulia, Yuliyan, Yulian, Yuliana, Yuliyana, Yulka
- 22Name Day: Anastasiya, Asya
Anastasia, Asya, Sia, Siyka, Anastas
- 23Name Day: Naum
Naum, Naumka, Naumcho
- 24Saint Eugenia of Rome
Evgenia, Evgeni, Evgenian, Evgeniana, Zhenya, Zheni, Zhan, Blagoslava, Blagorodna, Malik +3
- 25Nativity of Christ
Hristo, Hristina, Hristiana, Kristina, Kristian, Hristiyan, Kristiyan, Hristiana, Kristiana, Hristima +5
- 26Name Day: Yosif, David
Yosif, David, Davidka, Yosifka
- 27Stefanovden
Stefan, Stefka, Stefi, Stefko, Stefcho, Stevan, Stivan, Stepan, Stefa, Stefana +44