Boyan is the name of a Hasidic dynasty, whose founder was a scion of the Ruzhiner dynasty. The dynasty began with Rabbi Yitzchok Friedman (1850-1917) of Boyan, known as the Pachad Yitzchok of Boyan. He was the son of Rabbi Avrohom Yaakov Friedman of Sadigura, who was the son of the Holy Rabbi Israel Friedman of Ruzhin, the founder of the Ruzhiner dynasty.

Boyan/Bojan (Bulgarian language: Боян, Macedonian language/Serbian language: Боjан) is a slavonic male given name. It has female analog given name Boyana(Cyrilic:Бојана/Бояна).