Atakan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-tah-KAHN
- Origin
- Turkish
Atakan is a boys' name of Turkish origin, meaning “ancestral blood”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Atakan mean?
Turkish: Turkish ata 'ancestor, father' + kan 'blood'
“ancestral blood”
Is Atakan a girl's or a boy's name?
Atakan is a boys' name.
How popular is Atakan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 5 boys.
Atakan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
Names like Atakan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayaan, Abdullah, Abdulrahman, Arjan, Ahmed, Yusuf, Muhammad, Arjun, Aathiran, Ayman, Ayhan, Aryan
More Turkish names
Ayla, Aylin, Alara, Ayda, Orhan, Ayzel, Kaya, Aydin, Aslan, Eren, Evren, Ayaz, Ela, Aylah, Aleyna, Deniz
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, “Atakan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/atakan, updated 20 October 2026.