Ashkan
Boy · ash-KAHN · Persian
Ashkan is a boys' name of Persian origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ashkan mean?
Persian: Persian form of Arsaces, the Parthian royal name
The Ashkanian dynasty is the Persian name for the Parthian Arsacid dynasty, which ruled Iran for nearly five centuries.
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- ash-KAHN
Is Ashkan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ashkan is a boys' name.
How popular is Ashkan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ashkan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Ashkan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Ashkan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Ashkan in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ashkan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
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