The newborn, a boy named Boyan, arrived at a city maternity hospital, marking the earliest birth of 2026 in Bulgaria. He weighed a healthy 4,150 grams and measured 54 centimeters in length, according to hospital officials.
Medical staff described the birth as smooth, noting that both mother and child were in good condition. Boyan’s arrival was met with warm congratulations from hospital teams and relatives celebrating the first moments of the new year.
At the same Sofia facility, the final births of 2025 were also memorable. Twin girls were delivered shortly before midnight, closing the year with a rare double celebration for medical staff and families alike.
Other major maternity hospitals in the capital also welcomed the new year with early arrivals. At Sheinovo Hospital, the first baby of 2026 was born at 6:15 a.m., hospital representatives confirmed.
That child was a girl, continuing a trend of early New Year births across Sofia. Medical teams reported that the delivery proceeded without complications, with mother and baby remaining under routine observation.
Minutes later, at St. Sofia General Hospital, another girl became the institution’s first baby of 2026. She was born at 6:33 a.m., rounding out the early morning arrivals in the capital.
Beyond Sofia, hospitals across Bulgaria also reported New Year births within the first hours of 2026, as maternity wards nationwide experienced a steady flow of deliveries.
In Stara Zagora, three children were born on New Year’s Eve, highlighting a busy end to 2025 for local medical teams. Two boys were delivered at the University Multi-profile Hospital for Active Treatment “Prof. Dr. Stoyan Kirkovich.”
A girl was also born in the city at Niamed Hospital, completing a trio of births that bridged the transition between the old year and the new one.
In northeastern Bulgaria, Dobrich welcomed its first baby of 2026 at 6:38 a.m. The newborn boy was delivered in the early morning hours, hospital officials said, adding to the nationwide tally of New Year arrivals.
Plovdiv also marked the beginning of 2026 with a birth at 6:05 a.m. A baby girl was born at the private University Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment in Obstetrics and Gynecology “Selena.”
Further east, Shumen recorded one of the most notable New Year births, as twin boys became the city’s first children of 2026. The twins were born just minutes apart, at 1:30 a.m. and 1:32 a.m.
The babies weighed 2.29 kilograms and 1.9 kilograms respectively. Medical teams described the deliveries as successful, noting the careful monitoring required for twin births.
In the coastal city of Varna, a boy was born at St. Anna General Hospital at 2:27 a.m., completing the early wave of New Year arrivals across the country.
As Bulgaria rang in 2026, the births offered a moment of shared optimism, symbolizing new beginnings for families and communities nationwide, and placing newborn Boyan at the forefront of the country’s new year.
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