Abaan
Boy · AH-bahn · Arabic
Abaan is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies).
What does Abaan mean?
Arabic: spelling of Aaban, itself a variant of Aban
Variant of Aban; Aban ibn Uthman, son of the third caliph Uthman, was an early Muslim scholar.
- Say it
- AH-bahn
Meaning borrowed from Aaban.
Is Abaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Abaan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abaan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Abaan, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were given Abaan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,523, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
- Abaan 9
- Aban 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Abaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,511 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
Names like Abaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Azaan Abdullah Ahmed Zayaan Zayan Musa Zayd Mustafa Arham Amir Umar
Other spellings of Abaan
Aban
Names related to Abaan
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