Alparslan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ahl-pahrs-LAHN
- Origin
- Turkish
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
Alparslan is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “heroic lion”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies).
What does Alparslan mean?
Turkish: alp 'brave, hero' + arslan 'lion'
“heroic lion”
Alp Arslan was the Seljuk sultan who defeated the Byzantine army at Manzikert in 1071.
Is Alparslan a girl's or a boy's name?
Alparslan 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 Alparslan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 131% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Alparslan, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Alparslan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Alparslan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
Nicknames for Alparslan
- Alp 16 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Alparslan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Arjan, Avyaan, Rowan, Aviraj, River, Aathiran, Orhan, Ivaan, Roman, Aarav, Theodore, Ronan
More Turkish names
Ayla, Aylin, Alara, Ayda, Ayzel, Kaya, Aydin, Aslan, Eren, Evren, Ayaz, Ela, Aylah, Aleyna, Deniz, Demir
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Alparslan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alparslan, updated 20 October 2026.