Mladen

Mladen is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root mlad, meaning "young". It is present in Bosnian, Slovenian, Montenegrin, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and Croatian society since the Middle Ages.

Notable people with the name include:


 * Mladen (vojvoda) ( 1323–26), Serbian magnate
 * Mladen I Šubić (d. 1304), Croatian nobleman, member of the Šubić family of Bribir
 * Mladen II Šubić (1270–1343), Croatian nobleman, member of the Šubić family of Bribir
 * Mladen III Šubić (c. 1315–1348), Croatian nobleman, member of the Šubić family of Bribir
 * Mladen Bartolović, Bosnian footballer
 * Mladen Dolar, Slovenian philosopher
 * Mladen Erjavec, Croatian basketball coach
 * Mladen Krstajić, Serbian footballer
 * Mladen Milicevic, composer of music
 * Mladen Petrić, Croatian footballer
 * Mladen Plakalović, Bosnian cross-country skier
 * Mladen Rudonja, Slovenian footballer
 * Mladen Šekularac, Montenegrin basketball player
 * Mladen George Sekulovich, American actor best known as Karl Malden
 * Mladen Solomun, Bosnian-born German DJ and producer best known as Solomun
 * Mladen Stanev, Bulgarian conductor and chorus master
 * Mladen Stojanović, Bosnian Serb leader of Yugoslav Partisans
 * Mladen Vasilev, Bulgarian footballer
 * Mladen Vladojević ( 1330–48), Serbian magnate